Concept Analysis of Nursing Wisdom

Abstract

Wisdom is the heart of developing a personal philosophy that impulses the individual to seek true knowledge. Exploring wisdom in nursing profession is an essential element as it is construct the nursing identity. Philosophically, nursing wisdom should be explored and discussed as a new phenomenon in nursing discipline. Nursing as a discipline has needed to traverse various historical and social controversies that blur the image of nursing identity within the healthcare context. The over-Medicalized model, which frames the current healthcare system, obscures the core value of nursing profession, which aims to deliver holistic care. The aim of this concept analysis is to propose nursing wisdom as a new concept in nursing discipline. In conclusion, understanding the concept of nursing wisdom improves the professional identity and autonomy by empowering accurate nursing knowledge and epistemic knowing process. The study findings demonstrate that, there are four major dimensions that include the concept of wisdom in nursing profession. These dimensions are moral and ethical aspects, nursing managements and leadership, clinical nursing experiences and nursing education.