Philosophical inquiry and the goals of nursing: A critical approach for disciplinary knowledge development and action

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 64-79

  Grace, Pamela J ^a   Perry, Donna J ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

moral philosophy; nursing goals; philosophical critique; philosophical inquiry; research methods; sociopolitical knowledge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY;

GOALS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING;

EID: 84877252658     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: 15505014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANS.0b013e3182901921     Document Type: Article

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