Philosophical Foundations of Advanced Practice Nursing

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Philosophical Foundations of Advanced Practice
Nursing

• K Kornegay, PhD, RN
• CARN-AP

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Source

• Wheaton, B. (2003). Being philosophical within
  a practice discipline. West Virginia Nurse,
  Oct-Dec 4.

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Philosophy

• Doesnt tell people what they do not already know
• Provides ways of thinking about things
• Helps us answer questions

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Source

• Selanders, L. (1998). The power of enviornmental
  adaptation Florence Nightingales original
  theory for nursing practice. Journal of
  Holistic Nursing, 6247- 263.

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Nightingales Philosophy

• Context
• Environment
• Person
• Spirituality
• Holism
• Health
• Disease
• Nursing

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Source

• Applegate, J. (2000). Theory as story A
  postmodern tale. Clinical Social Work Journal,
  2141-153.

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Transition to New Millennium

• Dates
• Prior to 1600s
• Enlightenment-Modern Period
• Post WW II

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Source

• Moules, N. (2000). Postmodernism and the sacred
  Reclaiming connection in our greater-than- human
  worlds. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy,
  2 229-240.

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Postmodernism

• Definitions
• Bringing Forth
• Unique, but Connected
• Acceptance Tolerance

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Source

• Glazer, S. (2000). Public Interest, Summer
  3-16.
• A Critique of
• Postmodern Nursing

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Key Nursing Concepts

• Caring Plus Science
• Qualitative Research
• Risk Potential for ignoring scientific knowledge
  entirely

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