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Reading nursing history

S Nelson1

  • 1School of Postgraduate Nursing, University of Melbourne, Australia.

Nursing Inquiry
|January 23, 1998
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This study examines nursing history as a discourse, tracing its evolution from professional celebration to critical revisions. It argues that teleological assumptions in nursing history and theory limit scholarly discourse.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing History
  • Discourse Analysis
  • Historiography

Background:

  • Nursing history has evolved from celebratory professional accounts to critical sociological and feminist revisions.
  • Early histories focused on professionalization, while later scholarship emphasizes theoretical contributions to nursing knowledge.

Observation:

  • Contemporary nursing history is expected to contribute to the discipline's theoretical development for relevance.
  • This mirrors early histories' role in nursing professionalization.

Findings:

  • The paper argues that teleological assumptions embedded in both nursing history and nursing theory constrain scholarly discourse.
  • This inherent limitation can have detrimental effects on academic scholarship in nursing.

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Implications:

  • Re-evaluating the teleological underpinnings of nursing history and theory is crucial for advancing scholarship.
  • Understanding nursing history as a discourse can inform future research and practice development.