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Nursing values and science: toward a science philosophy.

S R Gortner

    Image--The Journal of Nursing Scholarship
    |January 1, 1990
    PubMed
    Summary

    This study proposes foundational premises for nursing science philosophy, emphasizing human understanding and science as public knowledge. It contrasts these with nursing practice philosophy, guiding therapeutic interventions through observation and rationality.

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    Area of Science:

    • Nursing Science
    • Philosophy of Science

    Background:

    • Distinguishes between nursing science philosophy and nursing practice philosophy.
    • Highlights the importance of a critical tradition viewing science as public knowledge.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose foundational premises for nursing science philosophy.
    • To contrast these premises with existing nursing practice philosophies.

    Main Methods:

    • Conceptual analysis of philosophical underpinnings in nursing.
    • Review of scientific traditions and their application to therapy.

    Main Results:

    • Proposed premises include human understanding and science as public knowledge.
    • Advocates for observation, rationality, explanation, and prediction in guiding therapy.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed premises offer a framework for nursing science.
    • Debates on philosophic paradigms in nursing research may be converging.

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