A Review of the Nursing Paradigm

Fatemeh Bahramnezhad¹, Mahmoud Shiri², Parvaneh Asgari^3*, Pouya Farokhnezhad Afshar⁴

¹Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
²Electronic Engineering Department, Islamic Azad University Iranshahar Branch, Iranshahr, Iran.
³Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
⁴Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Tehran, Iran.

DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2015.51003                

Abstract

Background: Paradigm is the set of acceptability of agents in a field, which provide a framework in which context the scientists’ research to solve scientific problems and regulate the series of studies in the field. Aim: The purpose of this paper is a review of the nursing paradigm. Method: This review was undertaken by library studies using databases such as CINHAL, MEDLINE, Web of Sciences by key words Paradigm, Mono paradigm, Multi Paradigm, Nursing, Nursing Sciences, separately and in combination in the title, abstract and keywords. Result: Nursing paradigm determines the goals and boundaries like a foundation of a building. Nursing as a moving profession from integrated and continual roles, and the integrated and holistic nursing is in circulation as a new paradigm. The nursing science has come to existence since only a few years ago, and we can say in certain that it is a young and new science but with a good progress. As it is a new science and because of dealing with human being, it has faced numerous scientific developments, and several paradigms are simultaneously created due to multidimensional nature of the human being. Conclusion: However, considering the work of theorists in recent years, the nursing is gradually leaving the multi-paradigmatic state and progressing to become a single paradigm.

Keywords

Paradigm, Nursing, Nursing Sciences, Multi paradigm, Mono Paradigm

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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