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Concept of nursing literacy: an energizing force in health care
Author(s) -
Smith James P.
Publication year - 1983
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 - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1983.tb00292.x
Subject(s) - nursing , health literacy , literacy , psychology , medicine , health care , pedagogy , political science , law
In 1976 the editor of the Journal of Advanced Nursing coined the ‘concept of nursing literacy’ in an editorial. In this keynote address at the College of Nursing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA, he developed his ideas on his concept further. The concept entails intellectual, political, philosophical, analytical, practical, humanitarian, artistic and scientific skills.