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Andrew McKie1, Fiona Baguley, Caitrian Guthrie
1School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Social Care, Robert Gordon University, Garthdee Campus, Aberdeen, UK. a.mckie@rgu.ac.uk
Nursing Ethics
|March 30, 2012
Summary
This study explores wisdom in healthcare, identifying key features like contextual recognition and timeliness. It suggests integrating practical knowledge (phronesis) into nursing education to foster clinical wisdom, despite current UK educational limitations.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Professional Practice
- Nursing Education
- Philosophy of Knowledge
Background:
- Growing interest in wisdom within professional healthcare settings.
- Need to understand wisdom's role in clinical practice.
- Exploration of classical, ancient, and modern philosophical sources on wisdom.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the concept of wisdom in professional healthcare practice.
- To identify key features of wisdom and their relevance to clinical wisdom.
- To review the integration of wisdom in contemporary nursing education.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of classical, ancient, and modern philosophical texts on wisdom.
- Identification of common themes contributing to clinical wisdom.
- Review of contemporary UK nursing education against the features of wisdom.
Main Results:
- Wisdom involves recognizing contextual factors, the importance of the individual, and timeliness.
- Practical knowledge (phronesis) is a valuable perspective for nursing education and practice.
- Contemporary UK nursing education faces limitations (e.g., modularization, theory-practice divide) that may hinder clinical wisdom development.
Conclusions:
- Wisdom's distinctive features can be better promoted in nursing education.
- Integrating phronesis offers a complementary educational approach for nurses.
- Addressing limitations in nursing education is crucial for cultivating clinical wisdom.
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