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Foundational studies in nursing
Author(s) -
Uys Leana R.
Publication year - 1987
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 - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1987.tb01333.x
Subject(s) - foundationalism , nursing theory , epistemology , psychology , nursing research , linguistics , medline , nursing , sociology , philosophy , medicine , political science , law
The essential nature of foundational studies in nursing, which are usually called meta‐theories or conceptual frameworks, is explored. There are three approaches to this type of study, namely foundationalism, language critique and philosophical analysis. The work of Orem, King and Rogers is briefly analysed as an example of each of these approaches.