Nursing: The ontology of the discipline

被引:37
作者
Reed, PG
机构
[1] University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
关键词
deconstruction; knowledge development; metaparadigm; ontology; postmodernism;
D O I
10.1177/089431849701000207
中图分类号
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号
1011 ;
摘要
The purpose of this article is to contribute to clarifying the ontology of the discipline by extending existing meanings of the term nursing to propose a substantive definition. In this definition, nursing is viewed as an inherent human process of well-being, manifested by complexity and integration in human systems. The nature of this process and theoretical implications of the new nursing are presented. Nurses are invited to continue the dialogue about the meaning of the term and explore the implications of nursing, substantively defined, for their practice and science.
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