Discussion Post: Philosophy of Nursing
How would you define person? Look at the following attributes given to a person: (i) the ability to think and conceptualize, (ii) the capacity to interact with others, (iii) the need for boundaries, and (iv) the use of language (Doheny, Cook, & Stopper, 1997). Would you agree? What about Maslow's description of humanness in terms of a hierarchy of needs with self-actualization at the top? Another possibility is that persons are the major focus of nursing. Do you see humans as good or evil?
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