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Complexity Theory As Applied To Nursing

Complexity Theory as Applied to Nursing, 2005

Abstract

Many conventional ideas about the world we live in have been shaken to their foundations by the emerging concepts of chaos and complexity. Insights are now being gained from the application of complexity theory into phenomena varying in scale from the natural sciences such as biology to the concept of caring in the nurse-patient relationship. These new scientific ideas have significant implications for the theory and practice of nursing.
This paper will cover four key concepts from complexity theory that will be introduced as relevance to nursing. These include: unpredictable dynamic systems; the whole is greater than the sum of its parts; fuzzy and permeable boundaries; and, the centrality of paradox in all of life.

Introduction

Many conventional ideas about the world we live in have been shaken to their foundations by the emerging concepts of chaos and complexity. These new scientific theories are being......


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Approximate Pages: 16 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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