What is Nursing?

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Introduction

 

A philosophy of nursing is a worldview of nursing as a practice, activity, career, vocation, lifestyle, or job.  A philosopher asks, “Who are we?”, “Why do we exist?”, “What is our purpose?”, or other questions. This module will explore these and other questions about nursing.

 

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THE TASK

 

Ask five nurses the following question.  Ask the question without explanation or expansion.  Tell them you are doing a class project and need the following question answered.  There are no right or wrong answers. “What is the purpose of nursing?” Ask five lay persons the exact same question in the exact same manner.  Summarize your findings and report to the class. When you complete this project, you will have just completed your first qualitative research project.  Albeit an abbreviated one, but nonetheless, a qualitative study.

 

  • Length: A minimum of 250 words, not including references
  • Citations: At least one high-level scholarly reference in APA from within the last 5 years