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[Is nursing a science or a profession?].

M Trentini, L Paim

    Revista Gaucha De Enfermagem
    |January 1, 1992
    PubMed
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    Human knowledge is divided into academic and professional disciplines. Nursing, a professional discipline, is shaped by service, administration, academic, and practice schools of thought, with current practice based on three theoretical branches.

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    Area of Science:

    • Explores the categorization of human knowledge into academic and professional disciplines.
    • Highlights the descriptive nature of academic disciplines (science) versus the practical aims of professional disciplines.

    Context:

    • Discusses the historical division of human knowledge into academic and professional domains.
    • Introduces nursing as a professional discipline influenced by distinct schools of thought.

    Purpose:

    • To differentiate between academic and professional disciplines.
    • To outline the foundational influences on nursing as a professional discipline.

    Summary:

    • Academic disciplines focus on knowledge and descriptive theories, while professional disciplines are comprehensive and practically oriented.
    • Nursing has been shaped by four key schools of thought: service, administration, academic, and practice.

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  • Contemporary nursing practice is currently informed by three distinct theoretical and philosophical branches.

    • Impact:

    • Provides a framework for understanding the nature of professional disciplines like nursing.
    • Clarifies the multifaceted influences contributing to the evolution of nursing theory and practice.