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Gortner's Contribution to Nursing Knowledge Development
Author(s) -
Lauzon Sylvie
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
image: the journal of nursing scholarship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1547-5069
pISSN - 0743-5150
DOI - 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1995.tb00830.x
Subject(s) - nursing science , nursing , knowledge base , sociology of scientific knowledge , nursing research , psychology , sociology , medicine , computer science , social science , world wide web
The building of nursing science is the core of knowledge development in nursing. Throughout the years, Gortner has shared her thoughts about science, nursing science, and ways to develop the scientific base of nursing. This paper is a synthesis of Gortner's views on science, nursing science, and nursing science building. It is based on her publications and emphasizes her contributions.