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A Science of Nursing– To Be or Not To Be?
Author(s) -
Feldman Harriet R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 0363-2792
DOI - 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1981.tb01485.x
Subject(s) - nursing science , nursing , soul , nursing research , nursing process , process (computing) , psychology , sociology , medicine , computer science , epistemology , philosophy , operating system
Summary This paper has presented: views of nursing science, based on readings in the basic and social sciences and nursing; an assessment of the present state of a science of nursing, using specific characteristics of science as a system; methods for facilitating the advancement of nursing knowledge; and, a research question that connects two phenomena of concern to nursing as prerequisite to prediction and prescription. A great deal of thinking and soul searching occurred in formulating and articulating views on nursing science; it is expected that this process will continue for many years.