Journals Nursing Philosophy
Name
Nursing Philosophy
Subjects
Nursing philosophy
Nursing
Philosophy
Ethics
Epistemology
Ontology
Conceptual analysis
Moral
Political science
Aesthetics
Nursing theory
Scientific inquiry
Nursing
Philosophy
Ethics
Epistemology
Ontology
Conceptual analysis
Moral
Political science
Aesthetics
Nursing theory
Scientific inquiry
ISSN
1466-769X
Description
Nursing Philosophy provides a forum for discussion of philosophical issues in nursing. These focus on questions relating to the nature of nursing and to the phenomena of key relevance to it. For example, any understanding of what nursing is presupposes some conception of just what nurses are trying to do when they nurse. But what are the ends of nursing? Are they to promote health, prevent disease, promote well-being, enhance autonomy, relieve suffering, or some combination of these? How are these ends are to be met? What kind of knowledge is needed in order to nurse? Practical, theoretical, aesthetic, moral, political, 'intuitive' or some other? Papers that explore other aspects of philosophical enquiry and analysis of relevance to nursing (and any other healthcare or social care activity) are also welcome and might include, but not be limited to, critical discussions of the work of nurse theorists who have advanced philosophical claims (e.g., Benner, Benner and Wrubel, Carper, Schrok, Watson, Parse and so on) as well as critical engagement with philosophers (e.g., Heidegger, Husserl, Kuhn, Polanyi, Taylor, MacIntyre and so on) whose work informs health care in general and nursing in particular.
Impact Factor (2 years)
1.071
Publisher
Wiley
Journal Webpage
Journal type
Subscription Journal