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Pamela G Reed¹

¹College of Nursing, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.

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Nursing scholarship aims to understand health experiences. Traditional scientific views may hinder nursing theory development, suggesting a need to transcend these perspectives for better synergy between nursing science and practice.

Keywords:

nursing theory philosophy practice science theory development

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Area of Science:

Nursing scholarship
Philosophy of Science
Nursing Science

Background:

Theory is crucial for nursing scholarship and understanding human health experiences.
Nursing science and professional practice can synergize for theory development.
Traditional scientific perspectives in nursing may impede this synergy.

Purpose of the Study:

To present current ideas on nursing theory.
To identify traditional views that may need to be transcended.
To explore the synergy between nursing science and practice for theory development.

Main Methods:

Drawing from current thinking in the philosophy of science.
Analyzing contemporary nursing science perspectives.
Conceptual analysis of nursing theory traditions.

Main Results:

Traditional views of science in nursing may limit theory development.
Transgressing certain traditions can enhance the synergy between nursing science and practice.
Newer philosophical and scientific thinking offers pathways for robust nursing theory.

Conclusions:

Nursing theory development benefits from integrating nursing science and professional practice.
Rethinking traditional scientific paradigms is essential for advancing nursing scholarship.
Embracing contemporary philosophy of science can foster more dynamic nursing theories.