During the 1960s and 1970s, the Theory Movement in Nursing

question 4

Multiple Choice

During the 1960s and 1970s, the theory movement in nursing sought to "prove" that nursing was a science by applying strict logical positivist philosophy to the discipline. Why was this application problematic from a philosophical standpoint?

• A) It placed too great an emphasis on the art of nursing and left itself open to criticism by the postmodern school of philosophy.
• B) It ignored the humanistic and social aspects of providing quality care and focused on the hard science involved.
• C) It took too long to develop and by the time it came to fruition the logical positivist perspective had fallen out of favor with most scientific disciplines.
• D) It was later disproved by feminist philosophers who unequivocally demonstrated that the logical positivist view was heavily biased against women and minorities.

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