Geographical thinking in nursing inquiry, part one: locations, contents, meanings. (20th July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Andrews, Gavin J.
• Is Part Of: Nursing philosophy. Volume 17:Number 4(2016:Oct.)
• Page Start: 262
• Page End: 281
• Publication Date: 2016-07-20
• Subjects: geography -- nursing -- space -- place -- nursing environment; Nursing -- Philosophy -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; 610.17
• DOI: 10.1111/nup.12133
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1466-7681

Abstract

Abstract: Spatial thought is undergoing somewhat of a renaissance in nursing. Building on a long disciplinary tradition of conceptualizing and studying 'nursing environment', the past twenty years has witnessing the establishment and refinement of explicitly geographical nursing research. This article – part one in a series of two – reviews the perspectives taken to date, ranging from historical precedent in classical nursing theory through to positivistic spatial science, political economy, and social constructivism in contemporary inquiry. This discussion sets up part two, which considers the potential of non‐representational theory for framing future studies.