Why is a philosophy of science important to nursing?

Why is a philosophy of science important to nursing? Provide examples from your clinical practice that demonstrate how the scientific method influences nursing knowledge, and in turn, practice? (Essentials I, III, VI, VIII and IX)

Discussion Rubric

The initial post will be regarding the topic of the week and will be a minimum of 250 words. Make sure you provide appropriate references and utilize APA style. Peer posts will be a minimum of 75-100 words, otherwise will be counted as 0. There will be a total of 8 discussion posts worth 1.25 points each or 10 points of your grade. In order to obtain full credit students must follow the above requirements. Each discussion will be allocated to a specific Master’s Essential.

Criteria
1.25 Point
1 Point
0.75 Point
0
Participation
Weight 25.00%
100 %
3 Posts
80 %
2 Posts
60 %
1 Posts
0 %
0 Posts
Quality of informtaion
Weight 25.00%
100 %
Information is clear and relates to topic
80 %
Information is somewhat clear and might relate to topic
60 %
Information has little relation to topic and is not clearly displayed
0 %
Information is not clear and it does not relate to topic
Resources
Weight 25.00%
100 %
Provides relevant resources using APA guidelines
80 %
Provides relevant resources without APA guidelines
60 %
Limited on the resources provided with major errors in APA
0 %
Does not provide any resources
Critical Thinking
Weight 25.00%
100 %
Enhances the critical thinking process through premise reflection
80 %
Enhances the critical thinking process without premise reflection
60 %
Does enhance the critical thinking process in a very limited manner
0 %
Does not enhance the critical thinking process