Key features

• •Newly revised chapters deliver an enhanced clarity of information
• •Updated content reflects current trends in contemporary doctoral nursing education
• •Updated Questions for Reflection offer scholarly discourse
• •New appendix offers a sample semester-based syllabus based on the second edition
• •Provides concise, accessible information that makes clear connections to practical applications
• •Written jointly by a philosopher and a nurse scholar who co-teach the course
• •Facilitates student ability to see the real connection between philosophy and practice
• •Offers a sharp focus on how philosophy of science content is essential to enhancing the understanding of evidence- and practice-based content