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Knowledge for Contemporary Nursing Practice

Medical Entomology and ZoologyPublished 30 September 2003
Patricia Cronin, Karen Rawlings‐Anderson
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TL;DR

The nature of nursing knowledge, why is philosophy relevant to nursing, and what is the relationship between nursing theory, research and practice are explained.

Abstract

Section 1 The nature of nursing knowledge 1 - Why is philosophy relevant to nursing? 2 - How do we know? 3 - What is nursing theory? 4 - What is the relationship between nursing theory, research and practice? Section 2 The Nature of Nursing Practice 5 - How do we use concepts in practice? 6 - What is professional nursing practice? 7 - How do we make decisions about care? 8 - How do we manage care? 9 - What is reflective practice?

Keywords

Nursing