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Philosophy of science for nursing practice : concepts and application / Michael D. Dahnke, H. Michael Dreher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dahnke, Michael D.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nursing--Philosophy.
- Nursing.
- Science--Philosophy.
- Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (382 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer Pub. Co., c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- ""A challenge ahead for nursing is to take the path of most resistance rather than the easier road of least resistance. The debate needs to continue . . . [by focusing on] whether nursing is teaching an appropriate level of inquiry including philosophy and methodologies specific to those real-world, rapidly changing conditions that characterize today's practice environment."". Sally J. Reel, PhD, RN, FNP, BC, FAAN, FAANP. University of Arizona College of Nursing. (From the Foreword). Tailored for both DNP and PhD doctoral nursing programs, this text is the first to focus on philosophy of scien
- Contents:
- What is a practice discipline? / H. Michael Dreher
- Nursing as a practice discipline / H. Michael Dreher
- Philosophy of science in a practice discipline / H. Michael Dreher and Michael D. Dahnke
- Philosophy and philosophizing / Michael D. Dahnke
- The scientific revolution / Michael D. Dahnke
- One hundred years of the philosophy of science : a historical overview / Michael D. Dahnke
- What is science? the problem of demarcation / Michael D. Dahnke
- Scientific methodology / Michael D. Dahnke
- Observation : the scientific gaze / Michael D. Dahnke
- Theory and reality / Michael D. Dahnke
- Explanation and laws / Michael D. Dahnke
- The feminist critique of science / Michael D. Dahnke
- Philosophy of social science / Michael D. Dahnke
- The path to nursing science today, 1910-2010 / H. Michael Dreher
- Next steps toward practice knowledge development : an emerging epistemology in nursing / H. Michael Dreher.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-78268-128-0
- 1-283-03538-3
- 9786613035387
- 0-8261-0555-6
- OCLC:
- 709552656
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