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"Nursing" and Its Structuring in Notes on Nursing

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14572254
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 基礎・地域看護学
Research InstitutionSt.Luke's College of Nursing

Principal Investigator

OZAWA Michiko  St.Luke's College of Nursing, Department of Nursing, Professor, 看護学部, 教授 (40297065)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KAHARU Chie  St.Luke's College of Nursing, Department of Nursing, Assistant Professor, 看護学部, 助教授 (30194947)
YOKOYAMA Miki  St.Luke's College of Nursing, Department of Nursing, Lecturer, 看護学部, 講師 (70230670)
SAKYO Yumi  St.Luke's College of Nursing, Department of Nursing, Lecturer, 看護学部, 講師 (10297070)
大久保 暢子  聖路加看護大学, 看護学部, 助手 (20327977)
Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2005
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
KeywordsFlorence Nightingale / NOTES ON NURSING / Nursing / spiritual / 霊性 / Notes on nursing / 看護 / 書誌学的アプローチ
Research Abstract

This study explores the context in which the term "nursing" is used in Notes on Nursing (second edition), and clarifies the structure of meanings covered by this word.
1.We conjecture that Nightingale's attempt to establish the concept for the word "nursing" was intended to define nursing from the viewpoint of interrelationship between man, nature (science) and God, because she was aware of the growing scientific knowledge-oriented way of thinking after the Industrial Revolution, which tried to explain things focusing only the relationship between man and science.
2.Seven keywords are concentrated in the introduction section and the last chapter of this book : Nature, God, Providence, laws reparative, disease and health/healthy. These keywords are indicative of three propositions. The first proposition is that there exist the law of God and the law of life, the second is that disease is a reparative process where effort of nature works, and the third is that symptoms or pains of disease … More result from a lack, in whole or in part, of fresh air, sunlight, quietness and cleanliness. Based on these propositions, we can interpret Nightingale's definition of nursing, which may be summarized as follows : "Nursing is to minimize expense of vital power of the patient by properly maintaining fresh air, light, warmth, cleanliness and other requirements." The definition should be considered against the social background f the 19^<th> century, where development of natural science was undermining people's faith in God. It seems that Nightingale wanted to remind people of existence of "the law of God" which underlies "the law of nature," and to encourage man, who was endowed with divine nature, to demonstrate human nature by his own will. This suggests the significance of the "issue of spirituality and God" in understanding Nightingale's view of nursing.
3.We also compare Notes on Nursing and Suggestions for Thought, and find in the latter some common keywords, namely, "God" and "law", and additional keywords :
"Truth", "Spiritual life", "Human Will" and "Religion", which suggests that further analysis of these keywords could help us obtain clearer meaning of "nursing."
Considering the above aspects, Nightingale seemed to think that man can be one with God through spiritual life even in the process of pain and suffering during (physical) illness, and that nursing is a harmonious art of knowledge and practice, a creation of new "knowledge" (science) where "knowledge" in natural science and "knowledge" about God are combined. Less

Report

(5 results)
  • 2005 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2004 Annual Research Report
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • 2002 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2005 2004

All Journal Article (2 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] ナイチンゲール40歳の著述にみる「Nursing」という言葉の背景「Notes on Nursing」と「Suggestions for Thought」2005

    • Author(s)
      助川尚子, 小澤道子, 香春知永, 横山美樹, 佐居由美
    • Journal Title

      聖路加看護学会誌 9巻2号

      Pages: 57-57

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 「NOTES ON NURSING」にみる「Nursing」の定義を支えるキーワード2004

    • Author(s)
      小澤道子, 香春知永, 横山美樹, 佐居由美, 助川尚子
    • Journal Title

      聖路加看護学会誌 8巻2号

      Pages: 40-40

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] 真理の探究-抜粋と注解2005

    • Author(s)
      フロレンス・ナイチンゲール(著), 小林 章夫, 助川 尚子(翻訳)
    • Total Pages
      441
    • Publisher
      うぶすな書院
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary

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