BramalFs critque 146
Why open-mindedness is necessary for nursing practice 147
Limits to open-mindedness in nursing practice 151
Aiming for open-mindedness in the practice of nursing 152
Evidence and open-mindedness for nursing practice 153
Being an open-minded nurse 155
Chapter 6: Education for the moral practice of nursing 158
Nursing education as moral education 159
The nature of moral education 160
Moral education or moral training? 162
Towards an understanding of moral education for nurses 165
Teaching for good will, virtues and professional 166
phronesis
Teaching for the moral practice of nursing 172
Identifying the nurse teachers 173
The professional phronimos as nurse teacher 176
Competencies 177
Teaching for trustworthiness and open-mindedness 179
Conclusion 184
Bibliography 188
Appendices: publications derived from the work in the thesis
Appendix і Sellman, D. (2000). ‘Alasdair MacIntyre and the
professional practice of nursing’. Nursing
Philosophy 1(1), 26-33. 196
Appendix ii Sellman, D. (2003). ‘Open-mindedness: a
professional virtue for professional practice’.
Nursing Philosophy 4(1), 17-24. 204
Appendix iii Sellman, D. (2005). ‘Towards an understanding of
nursing as a response to human vulnerability’.
Nursing Philosophy 6(1), 2-10. 212