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Bjørg Karlsen1, Torgeir Martin Hillestad2, Elin Dysvik3
1Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.
Nursing Inquiry
|July 22, 2020
Summary
Abductive reasoning offers a novel approach to nursing research and clinical practice. This method enhances understanding of health phenomena and scientific innovation in nursing care inquiry.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Research
- Philosophy of Science
- Clinical Practice
Background:
- Inference in science includes abduction, deduction, and induction.
- Abductive reasoning is underexplored in nursing research and clinical practice.
- This paper explores abductive reasoning as an extended thinking method for nursing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To encourage critical reflections on abductive reasoning in nursing research.
- To examine the process and application of abductive reasoning through empirical examples.
- To determine how abductive reasoning can inform nursing research and clinical practice.
Main Methods:
- Descriptive and explorative approach.
- Utilized a convenience sample of three empirical nursing research studies.
- Analyzed studies to illustrate entry points and processes of abductive reasoning.
Main Results:
- The three studies demonstrated varied approaches to abductive reasoning.
- New caring models emerged, providing cognitive maps for nursing.
- Abductive reasoning facilitates new ways of knowing and scientific innovation.
Conclusions:
- Abductive reasoning is beneficial for expanding nursing research and education.
- It offers innovative ways to understand health phenomena and nursing care.
- Further research is needed to broaden the scope and application of abductive reasoning in nursing.
Keywords:
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