1. Philosophical Foundations of Advanced Practice Nursing K Kornegay, PhD, RN CARN-AP

2. Source: Wheaton, B. (2003). Being philosophical within a practice discipline. West Virginia Nurse, Oct- Dec: 4.

3. Philosophy Doesn’t tell people what they do not already know Provides ways of thinking about things Helps us answer questions

4. Source: Selanders, L. (1998). The power of enviornmental adaptation: Florence Nightingale’s original theory for nursing practice. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 6:247- 263.

5. Nightingale’s Philosophy Context Environment Person Spirituality Holism Health Disease Nursing

6. Source: Applegate, J. (2000). Theory as story: A postmodern tale. Clinical Social Work Journal, 2:141-153.

7. Transition to New Millennium Dates Prior to 1600s Enlightenment- Modern Period Post WW II

8. Source: Moules, N. (2000). Postmodernism and the sacred: Reclaiming connection in our greater-than- human worlds. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2: 229-240.

9. Postmodernism Definitions “Bringing Forth” Unique, but Connected Acceptance & Tolerance

10. Source: Glazer, S. (2000). Public Interest, Summer: 3-16. [A Critique of Postmodern Nursing]

11. Key Nursing Concepts Caring Plus Science Qualitative Research Risk: Potential for ignoring scientific knowledge entirely