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Nursing knowledge: hints from the placebo effect.

Renzo Zanotti¹, Daniele Chiffi¹

¹Department of Molecular Medicine, Laboratory of Evidence Based and Nursing Studies, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.

Nursing Philosophy : an International Journal for Healthcare Professionals

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Summary

Nursing knowledge integrates general scientific findings with specific patient cases. An emergentist model, emphasizing a two-way flow, better explains phenomena like the placebo effect in nursing practice.

Keywords:

beliefs epistemology nursing knowledge placebo effect values

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Area of Science:

Nursing Science
Philosophy of Science

Background:

Nursing knowledge development involves general scientific principles and specific clinical experiences.
The classical biomedical model (cascade model) applies population-level knowledge directly to individual cases.
An emergentist model proposes a dynamic, two-way interaction between general and specific knowledge.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the cascade model with an emergentist model for nursing knowledge translation.
To explore the role of epistemic and non-epistemic values in nursing knowledge.
To analyze the placebo effect as an example of emergentist knowledge in nursing.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis comparing knowledge translation models.
Examination of the placebo effect within biomedical and emergentist frameworks.
Discussion of interactive, situated, and higher-order beliefs influencing the placebo effect.

Main Results:

The emergentist model offers a more comprehensive explanation for nursing knowledge, particularly phenomena like the placebo effect.
The placebo effect is influenced by patient-provider relationships, clinical context, and shared beliefs.
Nurses play a crucial role in managing placebo and nocebo effects.

Conclusions:

An emergentist approach, acknowledging a two-way flow of knowledge, is better suited for understanding nursing practice.
The placebo effect highlights the importance of context, relationships, and beliefs in healthcare.
There is a significant and inherent connection between the placebo effect and the evolution of nursing knowledge.