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Nursing Science in the Global Community
Author(s) -
Ketefian Shaké,
Redman Richard W.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
image: the journal of nursing scholarship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 0743-5150
DOI - 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1997.tb01133.x
Subject(s) - relevance (law) , context (archaeology) , transcultural nursing , cultural knowledge , nursing research , sociology , nursing , psychology , engineering ethics , knowledge management , political science , pedagogy , medicine , geography , computer science , health care , engineering , archaeology , law
Knowledge development and research are generally embedded in cultural values and perspectives. This article examines the development of knowledge in nursing in a global context and addresses the degree to which Western values and the social environment in the United States shape nursing theory development. Three perspectives illustrate the influence of US values and contextual factors. Questions are raised about the relevance of knowledge to other cultural or national contexts. Recommendations are made for nursing inquiry that makes knowledge more applicable to the global community.