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Paradigm dialogues and dogma: finding a place for research, nursing models and reflective practice
Author(s) -
Heath Helen
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00784.x
Subject(s) - subject (documents) , value (mathematics) , process (computing) , nursing practice , epistemology , nursing literature , psychology , reflective practice , nursing research , nursing , engineering ethics , sociology , medicine , computer science , alternative medicine , pedagogy , philosophy , pathology , machine learning , library science , engineering , operating system
Debates within nursing can take the form of useful discussion and critique or verbal conflict generated from inflexible paradigm positions intolerant of differing stances perceived to be of no value. It is suggested that the most profitable process is debate that generates understanding of the strengths and limitations of various tools and techniques and helps identify suitable usage rather than uncritical advocacy or outright rejection. Suggested uses will thus themselves become subject to further debate and practitioners will be encouraged to adopt a use that suits their practice setting and role. The quantitative‐qualitative research debate, criticisms of the nursing process and nursing models and reflective practice are examined. Dogmatic positions are highlighted and uses that are potentially controversial are identified.