%0 Journal Article
%T Healing Pattern: A Natural Kind in Nursing?
%A Pamela G. Reed
%J Nursing Science Quarterly
%@ 1552-7409
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0894318418807937
%X This article focuses on the philosophical notion of natural kind to explore healing pattern as a relevant and natural process in nursing science and practice. A goal in doing this is to facilitate continued empirical investigation of and evidence for nursingĄ¯s ontological claim about the existence of a healing pattern. I review various accounts of natural kind, with applications to nursing and the healing pattern. I conclude with directions for future inquiry to provide more definitive evidence and explanation of the healing pattern
%K healing
%K natural kind
%K ontology
%K pattern
%K philosophy of science
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0894318418807937