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Essay / Philosophy of nursing: personal philosophy of nursing...
Monti and Tengi (1999), wrote how nursing science is mainly characterized by two opposing paradigms classified as empiricist (based on assumptions about what is known and can be verified by sense) and interpretation (reality has multiple meanings and knowledge can come from sources other than the senses. The study discussed in more detail, the interpretive approach, had a more consistent with nursing beliefs that focus on holism, individualism, autonomy, and self-determination Thus, has helped the nursing profession define itself as a discipline through ongoing questioning and research. Literature findings demonstrated a clear understanding of the view of nursing practice as complex and