[Kuhn's paradigm concept and the paradigm development model of nursing knowledge]. 2008

Suh-Ing Hsieh, and Li-Ling Hsu
School of Nursing, University of Maryland at Baltimore, USA.

Kuhn's thoughts on scientific revolutions, published in 1962, had a huge impact on many disciplines. In order to gain a foothold in their professional discipline, nursing scholars in the early stage aggressively borrowed knowledge from other disciplines, including Kuhn's outstanding thoughts on scientific revolutions, such as paradigm, normal science, and anomaly, that frequently appeared in scholarly articles in nursing. This article, therefore, first introduces the evolutional historical background to nursing knowledge. Secondly, it elucidates Kuhn's paradigm and scientific revolutions. Lastly, it reflects upon and analyzes nursing knowledge using Kuhn's paradigm and scientific revolutions.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010687 Philosophy, Nursing The underlying rationale or theoretical basis for the principles of NURSING. Nursing Philosophy,Nursing Philosophies,Philosophies, Nursing
D004506 Education, Nursing Use for general articles concerning nursing education. Nursing Education,Educations, Nursing,Nursing Educations
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012586 Science The study of natural phenomena by observation, measurement, and experimentation. Sciences
D015399 Nursing Research Research carried out by nurses, generally in clinical settings, in the areas of clinical practice, evaluation, nursing education, nursing administration, and methodology. Research, Nursing
D016294 Models, Nursing Theoretical models simulating behavior or activities in nursing, including nursing care, management and economics, theory, assessment, research, and education. Some examples of these models include Orem Self-Care Model, Roy Adaptation Model, and Rogers Life Process Model. Nursing Models,Model, Nursing,Nursing Model,Orem Self-Care Model,Model, Orem Self-Care,Models, Orem Self-Care,Orem Self Care Model,Orem Self-Care Models,Self-Care Model, Orem,Self-Care Models, Orem
D019359 Knowledge The body of truths or facts accumulated in the course of time, the cumulated sum of information, its volume and nature, in any civilization, period, or country. Epistemology

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