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Neglected conflicts in the discipline of nursing: perceptions of the importance and value of practical skill
Author(s) -
Bjørk Ida Torunn
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1995.22010006.x
Subject(s) - value (mathematics) , perception , psychology , nursing , medline , medicine , political science , computer science , law , neuroscience , machine learning
The patient's body has moved out of focus in nursing This has led to the diminishing importance of practical skill in the discipline of nursing Patients, however, consider these skills to be a vital part of good nursing care How can nursing as a practical discipline live with the long‐standing conflicts that these disparate views create ? It is time that theoretical discourse within the discipline paid attention to the patient's perception of good nursing care, and that efforts are made to investigate how nurses in the clinical setting develop and consolidate the practical skills needed for the patients hygiene, comfort and medical treatment In this paper the conflicts are delineated and conditions relevant to their development are discussed