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Developing a Philosophy of Nursing
Edited by:
- June F. Kikuchi - University of Alberta - Edmonton, Canada
- Helen Simmons - University of Alberta - Edmonton, Canada
Other Titles in:
Nursing Theory
Nursing Theory
130 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
What is a philosophy of nursing? What is required for its development? How is it related to contemporary conceptualizations of nursing? Answers to these and other questions are pursued by leading nursing scholars in this important new book.
It will help the researcher gain a better grasp of what it will take to establish a sound philosophical basis for the development of nursing practice, education, research and administration.
PROLOGUE
PART ONE: ESTABLISHING COMMON GROUND IN NURSING PHILOSOPHY
Pamela J Salsberry
A Philosophy of Nursing
Lynn Rew
Commentary
Jacqueline Laurin
Commentary
Ginette Page
Commentary
PART TWO: ACCOMMODATING DIVERSITY IN NURSING PHILOSOPHY
Marlaine C Smith
Arriving at a Philosophy of Nursing
Marian McGee
Eclecticism in Nursing Philosophy
Rozella M Schlotfeldt
Resolving Opposing Viewpoints
PART THREE: ARTICULATING A SOUND PHILOSOPHY OF NURSING
June F Kikuchi and Helen Simmons
A Pragmatic Philosophy of Nursing
M Patricia Donahue
Developing a Sound Philosophy of Nursing
Myra E Levine
Some Further Thoughts on the Ethics of Nursing Rhetoric
EPILOGUE
