The contribution of research to the understanding of nursing

In summary, it is contended that the research being carried out by nurses in a university is rich source for analysis and synthesis, and that the synthesis itself will produce a new and unique contribution to the understanding of nursing. The methodology of theoretical research may well take in a taxonomy of cognitive skills which follows Bloom's (1956) taxonomy of educational objectives. The propositions, hypotheses and generalizations evolved would demand evaluation in terms of internal evidence and external criteria. But one would expect to find as a result of analysis and synthesis the emergence of new concepts and theories not clearly identified before.