nursing history Flashcards
Uses deductive logic by reasoning
from the cause to the effect
rationalism
emphasizes the
importance of a priori reasoning as the
appropriate method for advancing
knowledge
rationalism
theory then research strategy
rationalism
based on the central idea
that scientific knowledge can be derived only
from sensory experiences
empiricism
Bacon: believed that scientific truth was
discovered through generalizing observed
facts in the natural world.
empiricism according to bacon
research then theory
empiricism
dominant view of modern
science
positivism
believed that empirical
research and logical analysis were 2
approaches that would produce scientific
knowledge
logical positivist
logical empiricist
theoretical
propositions
affirms or denies something
early twentieth century views of science and theory
positivism, logical empiricist, inductive & deductive, propositions
focuses on lived experiences
the phenomenology of social world
is a process of continuing
research rather than a product focused
on findings
science
• The philosophy of caring involves
knowledge, skills, patient trust and the
ability to manage all elements
simultaneously in the contact of care.
philosophy of nursing
wholistic nursing views the
biophysical, psychological and
sociological subsystems which the
mind-body exist.
wholism is another philosophy in nursing
has a metaphysical
component that implicates that the
natural world exists, there is no non-
natural or supranatural realm.
naturalism
Insist that knowledge and beliefs are
gained by one’s senses guided by reason and
by various methods of science.
philosophy of nursing
philosophy of nursing ksa
knowledge, skills, attitude
Utilizes in its practice a well-defined and
well-organized body of specialized
knowledge (that) is on the intellectual level
of the higher learning
structure if nursing knowledge
6 types of nursing frameworks that reflect the levels of abstraction
metaparadigm level, philosophy, nur. con. model, grand theory, theory, middle-range theory
