Introduction: Nurses are less motivated and able to deal logically with clinical problems, which is exactly the opposite of the philosophy of pragmatism. The aim of this article is to review the role of the philosophy of pragmatism and neo-pragmatism in the clinical practice of young nurses.
Methods: This study is a non-systematic/narrative review, which was conducted using the keywords Philosophy, Young Nurses, New Pragmatism, Pragmatism, Clinical Practice based on Mesh and separately and in combination with internet searches in ISI, PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar databases. The titles found were reviewed for thematic relevance and selected documents were summarized.
Findings: The most important challenge from the perspective of the pragmatic school was the lack of sufficient motivation during education, low attendance at in-service training courses and classes, lack of strong connection with the previous generation, less use of critical thinking in patient care, as well as the attractiveness of other specialized jobs and lack of attachment to the profession from the perspective of nursing.
Conclusion: Pragmatism is one of the important philosophical schools in the field of nursing, which expresses as an approach reflecting the astute evaluation, options, and selection of the scientific path that best serves the patient, and considering the diverse problems considered by nurses, it requires multiple approaches to solving problems.