Buddhism and Nursing the Authors Term Paper

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Hume believed that we couldn't really see what tied one event to the other, and that cause-and-effect does not hold up as an infallible rule, which means that by eliminating cause we can not guarantee that we are eliminating effect (Rich, 169). Perhaps Hume is more flexible on this point than Buddhism.

According to your understanding of Kuhn's writings, would an acceptance of an Eastern worldview in nursing constitute a paradigm shift by the profession? Explain.

A strict interpretation of Kuhn might lead one to believe that the incorporation of Eastern philosophy would indicate a revolution that would cause a paradigm shift in nursing. But because nursing already has elements of Eastern philosophy, it would be difficult to say a shift will occur, and perhaps more appropriate to say it already has occurred.
The empathetic nature of nursing, and the role of nurse as educator, are not new. In fact, when one considers the history of nursing, one could even argue that the paradigm shift happened in reverse. Early nurses did not have the level of scientific training and preparation that we have today, and their roles were perhaps dominantly empathetic and spiritual. The incorporation of more science and responsibility into the nursing profession, as much as anything, caused a paradigm shift, to the point where nursing scholars today often identify the profession with science.

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