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Challenging a Reductionistic Paradigm as a Foundation for Nursing

Nancy Drew, R.N., Ph.D.

Saint Joseph College

Karin Dahlberg, R.N., Ph.D.

Boras University College of Health Sciences, Sweden

Historically, nursing practice has been grounded in the objective, analytic philosophy of the natural sciences. Over the past decades, caring—a humanistic concept—has been espoused as the essence of nursing. Paradoxically, practice based on the theme of caring remains aligned with the philosophy of the natural sciences and continues to use tools such as nursing process and nursing diagnosis, products of the natural sciences paradigm. The authors have outlined the foundations for a philosophy of caring. The encounter between caregiver and patient is the central aspect of this philosophy and is elaborated with the related concepts of openness, nonreductionism, immediacy, and meaning. In addition, holistic nursing practice requires attention by caregivers to their own self-awareness and the personal growth that is necessary for the demands of encountering patients. Practice based on such a philosophy maintains the primacy of the caregiver-patient relationship and permits the incorporation of analytic tools without depersonalizing effects.

Journal of Holistic Nursing, Vol. 13, No. 4, 332-345 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/089801019501300405
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