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Assignment: Philosophy of Nursing
What is your philosophy when it comes to nursing? Which aspects of your philosophy do you think reflect the philosophical influences that have shaped the profession and are likely shared by other nurses? Which aspects of your philosophy reflect your personal values beliefs experiences and unique perspective? How is your philosophy demonstrated through your practice?
This Assignment provides an opportunity for you to examine your philosophy of nursing within the context of the information presented this week.
To prepare:
By Thursday 06/08/17 write a 6- to 7-page APA paper with a minimum of 5 references from the list of required readings below that include the level one headings as numbered below:
1) Introduction (must end with a purpose statement e.g. the purpose of this paper is)
2) Articulates your philosophy of nursing identifying the philosophical influences and summarizing how this weeks readings influenced your views/beliefs.
3) Explains how nursings philosophical foundations influence your nursing practice and provides at least two specific examples.
4) Answers the question: What is the relationship between philosophy and knowledge development? How is this evidenced in your nursing philosophy or practice?
5) Outlines how positivism and post-positivism influences approaches to nursing science (including research methods) and nursing practice as well as your own personal philosophy.
6) Conclusion (Summary of the paper)
Your written assignments must follow APA guidelines. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from appropriate Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to thePublication Manual of the American Psychological Associationto ensure that your in-text citations and reference list are correct.
Required Readings
McEwin M. & Wills E.M. (2014). Theoretical basis for nursing. (4th ed.). Philadelphia PA: Wolters Kluwer Health.
Chapter 1 Philosophy Science and Nursing
Chapter 1 introduces the scientific and philosophical foundations of nursing and how these contribute to knowledge development within the discipline of nursing.
Gray J.R. Grove S.K. & Sutherland S. (2017). Burns and Groves the practice of nursing research: Appraisal synthesis and generation of evidence (8th ed.). St. Louis MO: Saunders Elsevier.
Chapter 1 Discovering the World of Nursing Research
Chapter 1 introduces nursing research and discusses how science theory and philosophy all influence research.
Chapter 2 Evolution of Research in Building Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Chapter 2 reviews the history of nursing research beginning with the work of Florence Nightingale and examines the influence of nursing research today on evidence-based practice.
Moran K. Burson R. & Conrad D. (2017). The doctor of nursing practice scholarly project: A framework for success (2nd ed.). Burlington MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Chapter 1 Setting the Stage for the Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project
Chapter 5 The phenomenon of Interest
Chapter 6 Developing the Scholarly Project
Isaacs S. Ploeg J. & Tompkins C. (2009). How can Rorty help nursing science in the development of a philosophical foundation? Nursing Philosophy 10(2) 81-90. doi:10.1111/j.1466-769X.2008.00364.x
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
This article discusses the application of the Richard Rortys pragmatic philosophy to nursing practices and research.