Abstract
Philosophy has a complicated relationship with nursing practice. Selected concepts from Hans-Georg Gadamer's Truth and Method specifically prejudice, conversation, and language are articulated. An exemplar involving nursing practice at an outpatient clinic for women seeking pre- and postbreast cancer care is offered to explicate these concepts. We considered the fit of Gadamer's philosophy, particularly the concept of conversation, within a public health nursing practice context in home and community settings of the client/family and offered tentative conclusions. To extend the discussion of the relationship between philosophy and nursing practice, we posed questions developed to provide deeper insight into this complicated relationship.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e12509 |
Journal | Nursing Inquiry |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan. 2023 |
Keywords
- Gadamer
- breast cancer
- culture of nursing practice
- hermeneutics
- interprofessional practice conflicts
- meta-conversations
- philosophy in clinical nursing
- valuing conversations as care