… My goal in this chapter is to introduce you to philosophy with regard to science. I view nursing
to be a science, so my words are written from that perspective. I believe that the nurse at …

… There are four commonly referenced philosophical paradigms relevant to nursing research
(Figure 1). One of these is postpositivism, which lies on a spectrum between positivism and …

… We were determined to write a book that was a general overview of theory per se, stressing
… philosophy. It examines the schools of philosophical thought that have influenced nursing …

… Her own example of nursing practice in Crimea provides evidence of caring … ; writing letters
for them; providing a reading room and materials during their recuperation; and writing letters …

… students in nursing and caring science, they had a rigorous pre-understanding of caring
and nursing from both a practical and a theoretical perspective. Previous to writing the essays, …

… In writing and revising this book I have become indebted to a number of people. Foremost
among them is my good friend and former colleague Dr Olga Kanitsaki, AM (now retired) who, …

… nursing's dominant historiography, the history written by and about nursing, and its implications
for nursing … First, I will describe what I have come to understand as the nursing imaginary, …

… Nurses are expected to make the philosophy of nursing as a basic of human as a holistic being
in providing palliative nursing … in writing an article that discusses the role of philosophy of …

… authors who have contributed their time and expertise to write a chapter out of a commitment
to furthering the education of nurses and other health professionals on policy and politics. …

… There are 4 steps to writing a philosophy of nursing. Educators can provide guiding
questions to help the writing process. Nurses at all stages of their career will benefit from this …