Nursing: Philosophy of Nursing
The implication of Nursing though/Action if Only Philosophical diversity or only Philosophical Unity is sought
Philosophical of nursing is the categorically outlines the values, ethics, and beliefs of a nurse; therefore, the philosophy of nursing acts as both a guide and motivation to nurses in their careers.
Arriving at a Philosophy of Nursing Involves Discovering, Constructing, and evolving, necessary or Sufficient, both or neither.
The primary role of the philosophy of nursing is to guide by covering a nurse’s perspective in their practices, patients based ethics, and, most importantly, their education. It, in a broad way, highlights the beliefs and theories that guide the nurse in making appropriate choices. In the quest to discover, constructing, and evolving, nursing needs to answer various questions of importance. Why do he/she what to become a nurse? The relevance of nursing to him/her, qualities required to make a good nurse, skills needed, values that a nurse is needed in order to hold dearly.
If there is no Genuine Disagreement among Nursing Theorists, can there be any genuine Progress made in Nursing Knowledge Development?
“Nursing as a discipline is held together by the nursing theories, which are ideally organized entities of knowledge that define what nursing entails, in terms of what they are expected to do and the reason they do it”(Kikuchi and Simmons, 1994). Therefore, genuine disagreement among the theorists checks and improves nursing from different angles. They guide the development of new knowledge and, at the same time, directs practices, medical researches, and education.
Granted, the Unity in the Diversity of Philosophies of Nursing is Far to Seek and Difficult to Come by. Can we afford not to seek it?
Despite the existence of a broad category of nursing theories classified in context to their abstraction, i.e., grand, practice-level, and middle-range theory, it is fundamental to seek the concepts described in the different approaches achieve a solid base. Unity is vital in solving the problem of globalization caused by a change in societies. Therefore, this change has caused diversification among patients, hence, creating the need to develop congruent healthcare practice. Unity will enable nurses to get an in-depth clarity of the cultural differences, norms, and beliefs; therefore, they are able to implement different strategies that do not generalize all the patients.
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Kikuchi, J. F., & Simmons, H. (1994). Developing a philosophy of nursing. Thousand Oaks, Calif: SAGE.
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