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The need for a practice theory as indicated by the knowledge used in the conduct of practice
Author(s) -
Beckstrand Jan
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.4770010405
Subject(s) - nursing practice , practice theory , psychology , epistemology , clinical practice , engineering ethics , nursing , medicine , philosophy , engineering
By examining the knowledge used in the conduct of practice, the knowledge required for practice can be shown to be completely reducible to science, ethics, and logic. Consequently, all notions of a practice theory in nursing are likely to represent some combination of these kinds of knowledge. As a result, no need for a practice theory exists.