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The influence of logical positivism on nursing practice
Image--The Journal of Nursing Scholarship
|January 1, 1989
Summary
This study examined logical positivism's influence on nursing practice guidelines. The verificationist perspective did not appear in nursing practice standards, contrary to its impact on nursing theory.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Philosophy
- Epistemology in Healthcare
Background:
- Logical positivism significantly influenced nursing theory development.
- The extent of its influence on nursing practice guidelines remains underexplored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the influence of logical positivism, specifically its verificationist perspective, on nursing practice guidelines.
- To determine if the philosophical underpinnings affecting nursing theory also shaped practice standards.
Main Methods:
- A literature review was conducted.
- Texts, curricular guides, and standards of practice from relevant decades were analyzed.
- The verificationist perspective of logical positivism was the central lens for examination.
Main Results:
- Analysis of nursing practice guidelines did not reveal the influence of logical positivism.
- The verificationist perspective, a key tenet of logical positivism, was not evident in examined practice standards.
- Findings contrast with the established impact of logical positivism on nursing theory.
Conclusions:
- The influence of logical positivism, via its verificationist perspective, on nursing practice guidelines is not supported by this literature review.
- Nursing practice standards appear to have developed independently of this specific philosophical influence.
- Further research could explore other philosophical influences on nursing practice.