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Should nurses be studying bioscience? A discussion paper

S Jordan

    Nurse Education Today
    |December 1, 1994
    PubMed
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    Bioscience knowledge offers significant patient care benefits, but nursing theory and practice lag in its integration. Reintroducing bioscience into nursing education is crucial to bridge this theory-practice gap and enhance patient welfare.

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    Area of Science:

    • Nursing Science
    • Clinical Care
    • Biosciences

    Background:

    • Rapid advancements in bioscience knowledge offer potential benefits for scientifically based patient care.
    • Nursing's professional knowledge base is heavily influenced by behavioral science, potentially creating a disconnect with biological realities in practice.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the extent to which bioscience knowledge is integrated into nursing theory and practice.
    • To identify factors contributing to the theory-practice gap in nursing, particularly concerning bioscience.
    • To propose strategies for reintroducing bioscience into nursing theory and practice.

    Main Methods:

    • Qualitative analysis of existing literature and nursing theory.
    • Examination of educational methodologies in nursing.

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  • Reflection on clinical practice and its relationship to scientific knowledge.

    • Main Results:

    • There is limited evidence of bioscience knowledge being fully incorporated into nursing theory and practice.
    • A significant theory-practice gap may exist in nursing due to the exclusion of bioscience from its theoretical framework.
    • Sociological factors and challenges in science education contribute to nurses' relative disinterest in natural sciences.

    Conclusions:

    • Reintegrating bioscience into nursing theory and practice is essential for holistic patient care.
    • Nurse educators face the challenge of integrating biological sciences into nurses' conceptual frameworks.
    • Failure to embrace bioscience risks ceding significant aspects of patient welfare to medical professionals.