The Positivist Epistemological Trend and its Influence on the Generation of Knowledge in Nursing

Authors

  • Fredy Andrés Seguel-Palma Author Universidad de Concepción
  • Sandra Valenzuela-Suazo Author Universidad de Concepción
  • Olivia Sanhueza-Alvarado Author Universidad de Concepción

Keywords:

Knowledge, Knowledge Management for Health Research, Knowledge Management, Education, Nursing. (Source, DeCs, Bireme).

Abstract

Paradigms are multiple movements in philosophical thought and ways of searching for the truth that conflict with prevailing ideologies. Among these paradigms, positivism and post positivism are oriented towards methodological research that has prevailed over other forms of investigation by identifying reality in an objective and empirical way. The purpose of this study is to describe the historical evolution of the contemporary positivist paradigm as an important hallmark in methodological strategies for research on nursing and as relates to the categorization paradigm that characterized the early stages of the evolution of the discipline.

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Author Biographies

Fredy Andrés Seguel-Palma, Universidad de Concepción

Enfermero, Magister en Salud Pública, Docente Instituto de Enfermería, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile

Sandra Valenzuela-Suazo, Universidad de Concepción

Prof. Asociada Departamento de Enfermería. Universidad de Concepción, Chile

Olivia Sanhueza-Alvarado, Universidad de Concepción

Prof. Titular Departamento de Enfermería. Universidad de Concepción, Chile

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Published

2012-07-11

How to Cite

Seguel-Palma, F. A., Valenzuela-Suazo, S., & Sanhueza-Alvarado, O. (2012). The Positivist Epistemological Trend and its Influence on the Generation of Knowledge in Nursing. Aquichan, 12(2). Retrieved from https://aquichan.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/aquichan/article/view/1716

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2012)

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