My academic discipline is brain, behavior, and cognitive science, which is a biology-based psychology major. I actually plan to go on and complete a Second Career in Nursing program that is one year long in hopes of recieving my bachelor's in Nursing. Since this blog is for an argumentative writing class, though, I feel it is necessary for me to think about how argumentation relates to my personal interests, and not only those presented to me in the classroom.

Argumentation is used in the field of nursing on a daily basis as doctors and nurses have varying opinions about the treatment and care of a patient, for example. Although I do not know firsthand, I imagine that the main issue of debate in the medical field would deal with what medicines patients should be prescribed for the best possible recovery or pain killer, for instance. In these debates, the doctors would most likely be the leaders since they are the ones who decide on and finalize treatment plans. Nurses would be involved in these debates as well, I would presume, as they are the people actually giving direct care to patients in hospitals. Although they hold lesser power than doctors, nurses would most likely express their opinions about treatment options because of their personal relationships with patients and their knowledge of a patient's pain level, worries, doubts, etc. Together, doctors and nurses alike would then be having an "argument" in hopes to resolve to the best form of care possible.

All fields of study and careers use argument and debate, certainly not only nursing. This is only one example of how the field of nursing uses debate to accomplish goals and is certainly not limited to this.