Yeh Lily, Chen Ching-Huey
Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, ROC.
Hu Li Za Zhi. 2008 Aug;55(4):73-80.
Postmodernism is a philosophical and social movement which stresses that ideas are temporary, research data should be considered only in context, reality is transcendent, grand theories are invalid, problems are deconstructed, and findings should have practical value. Manifestations of the postmodern paradigm are reflected in the epistemological shifts of nursing science and knowledge development in the professional community of nurses in Western countries. This article explores the context within which this movement emerged, delineates how it has deconstructed "language" and "subject" to frame a new paradigm and outlines related implications on nursing knowledge development. Both challenges and opportunities face the nursing profession as it evolves into a postmodern paradigm.
后现代主义是一场哲学和社会运动，它强调观念是暂时的，研究数据应仅在特定背景下加以考量，现实是超越的，宏大理论是无效的，问题需解构，且研究结果应具有实用价值。后现代范式的表现反映在西方国家护士专业群体中护理科学的认识论转变和知识发展方面。本文探讨了这一运动产生的背景，阐述了它如何解构“语言”和“主体”以构建新范式，并概述了对护理知识发展的相关影响。随着护理专业向后现代范式演变，它既面临挑战也面临机遇。
