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11 gru 2023 · This column on Philosophical Issues introduces a conceptual innovation, the midparadigm, designed to facilitate continued development of nursing knowledge while moving beyond the metaparadigm.
paradigms used for nursing research? What is the significance of paradigms to theory and disciplinary knowledge develop-ment? What are the consequences in choosing one paradigm for nursing research over others? We addressed these questions through study of the theor-etical and philosophical literature. Using the keywords
1 sty 2015 · Meleis provides a developmental and historical review of theoretical nursing and helps readers develop analytic skills and integrate knowledge into a coherent whole.
The aims of this paper are to add clarity to the discussion about paradigms for nursing research and to consider integrative strategies for the development of nursing knowledge. Background. Paradigms are sets of beliefs and practices, shared by communities of researchers, which regulate inquiry within disciplines.
1 lut 2006 · Understanding paradigms used for nursing research. Nurse scholars are urged to consider the benefits and limitations of inquiry within each paradigm, and the theoretical needs of the discipline, to consider integrative strategies for the development of nursing knowledge.
Methods: We describe the evolution and influence of positivist, postpositivist, interpretive and critical theory research paradigms. Using integrative review, we compare and contrast the paradigms in terms of their philosophical underpinnings and scientific contribution.
Discussion The authors discuss three paradigms used in PhD nursing research: post-positivism, interpretivism and pragmatism. They compare each paradigm in relation to its ontology, epistemology and methodology, and present three examples of PhD nursing research studies to illustrate how research can be conducted using these paradigms in the context
