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- Title
Writing a philosophy of nursing?
- Authors
Uys LR; Smit JH
- Abstract
Nurses in education and management settings are often required to write a philosophy for the facility. In this paper, the use of the concept of 'philosophy' in nursing education and nursing management is explored. The nature of philosophy is then outlined, with specific reference to its relationship with a special science such as nursing. In the light of this discussion, the real nature of the document that nursing authors call a 'philosophy' is discussed. The concepts of a life and world view and a mission statement are discussed in this regard. Specific proposals are then made for nurses in approaching the task of producing this planning document.
- Subjects
PHILOSOPHY; NURSING education; NURSING services administration
- Publication
Journal of Advanced Nursing (Wiley-Blackwell), 1994, Vol 20, Issue 2, p239
- ISSN
0309-2402
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1365-2648.1994.20020239.x