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1Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, IA 51104, USA. barb.condon@briarcliff.edu
Nursing Science Quarterly
|July 4, 2012
Summary
Nursing education increasingly uses critical thinking, but its limitations are recognized. This column proposes a more open, transparent nursing approach rooted in humanbecoming ontology, emphasizing presence, listening, and contemplation.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Philosophy of Nursing
- Healthcare Education
Background:
- The nursing profession is expanding, with a growing tendency towards a medical model of thought.
- Current nursing curricula emphasize critical thinking, a concept educators and professionals acknowledge has limitations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To discuss the limitations of critical thinking in nursing.
- To propose an alternative, more open and transparent way of thinking for nurses.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of critical thinking in nursing.
- Exploration of humanbecoming ontology as a framework for nursing thought.
Main Results:
- Critical thinking, while prevalent, has inherent limitations within the nursing context.
- Humanbecoming ontology offers a framework for a more holistic and present-centered nursing approach.
Conclusions:
- Rethinking nursing education beyond critical thinking is necessary.
- Adopting principles of humanbecoming ontology, including the emerging now, listening, silence, and contemplative thought, can enhance nursing practice.
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