Philosophy of science for nursing practice : concepts and applications / Michael D. Dahnke, PhD; H. Michael Dreher, PhD, RN, FAAN.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Springer Publishing Company, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (423 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780826129291
- 0826129293
- 610.7301Â 23
- RT84.5Â .D34 2016
- WY 86
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TNU, Faculty of Nursing and Health Science Internet | Link to resource | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. What is a practice discipline? -- 2. Nursing as a practice discipline -- 3. Philosophy of science in a practice discipline -- 4. Philosophy and philosophizing -- 5. The Scientific Revolution -- 6. 100 Years of the philosophy of science -- 7. What is science? -- 8. Scientific methodology -- 9. Observation: the scientific gaze -- 10. Theory and reality -- 11. Explanation and laws -- 12. The feminist critique of science -- 13. Philosophy of social science -- 14. Philosophies of social science -- 15. The 100 year path to nursing science, 1910 to 2010 -- 16. Next steps toward practice knowledge development.
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