Philosophy offers a means of unpacking and grappling with important questions and issues relevant to nursing practice, research, scholarship, and education. By engaging in these discussions, this
Handbook
provides a gateway to new understandings of nursing.
The
, which is split loosely into seven sections, begins with a foundational chapter exploring philosophy’s relationship to and with nursing and nursing theory. Subsequent sections thereafter examine a wide range of philosophic issues relevant to nursing knowledge and activity.
Philosophy and nursing, philosophy and science, nursing theory
Nursing’s ethical dimension is described
Philosophic questions concerning patient care are investigated
Socio-contextual and political concerns relevant to nursing are unpacked
Contributors tackle difficult questions confronting nursing
Difficulties around speech, courage, and race/otherness are discussed
Philosophic questions pertaining to scholarship, research, and technology are addressed
International in scope, this volume provides a vital reference for all those interested in thinking about nursing, whether students, practitioners, researchers, or educators.