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Regenerating Nursing's Disciplinary Perspective.

Marlaine C Smith1

  • 1Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton.

ANS. Advances in Nursing Science
|February 6, 2019
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Nursing theory development needs clarification, 50 years later. This analysis synthesizes key themes like human wholeness and caring to strengthen the nursing discipline and guide future knowledge development.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Science
  • Disciplinary Perspective
  • Knowledge Development

Background:

  • The 50th anniversary of the first national symposium on nursing theory development highlights the ongoing need to define nursing's unique disciplinary focus.
  • Clarifying nursing's perspective is crucial for its continued growth and recognition as a distinct academic field.

Observation:

  • Analysis of nursing literature reveals four central themes defining the discipline's focus: human wholeness, health/healing/well-being, the human-environment-health relationship, and caring.
  • These themes represent the core elements consistently identified in discussions about nursing's scope and purpose.

Findings:

  • The study synthesizes existing literature to regenerate a clear disciplinary perspective for nursing.
  • Four key themes—human wholeness, health/healing/well-being, human-environment-health relationship, and caring—were identified as central to nursing's focus.

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  • Nine specific areas of inquiry were generated from this synthesized disciplinary perspective, offering a roadmap for future research.

    • Implications:

    • Regenerating nursing's disciplinary perspective is essential for strengthening the field and guiding future knowledge development.
    • The identified themes and areas of inquiry provide a foundation for advancing nursing theory and practice.
    • This work supports efforts to claim, clarify, and solidify the unique contributions of the nursing discipline.