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<p><P>Nurses who conduct research have a longstanding interest in questions of nursing knowledge. <i>Nursing Knowledge</i> is a clear and well-informed exposition of the philosophical background to nursing theory and research.&#160;<i>Nursing Knowledge</i> answers such fundamental questions as&#58; How is nursing theory related to nursing practice?&#160; What are the core elements of nursing knowledge? What makes nursing research distinctive as nursing research?&#160; It examines the history of the philosophical debates within nursing, critiques the arguments, explains the implications and sets out to rethink the philosophical foundation of nursing science.<P><i>Nursing Knowledge</i> begins with philosophical problems that arise within nursing science.&#160; It argues that nurses ought to adopt certain philosophical positions because they are the best solutions to the problems that nurses encounter. The book claims that the nursing standpoint has the potential to disclose a more complete understanding of human health than the common disease-and-dysfunction views. Because of the relationship to practice, nursing science may freely draw theory from other disciplines and nursing pract

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Author

Mark W. Risjord

Publisher

Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa: Wiley-Blackwell Pub.

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781405184342

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Philosophy, Nursing