Unity of Knowledge in the Advancement of Nursing Knowledge
Karen K. Giuliano, Lynda Tyer-Viola and Ruth Palan Lopez Nurs Sci Q 2005 18: 243 DOI: 10.1177/0894318405277527 The online version of this article can be found at: http://nsq.sagepub.com/content/18/3/243
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Nursing Science Quarterly , Knowledge in Nursing 10.1177/0894318405277527 18:3, July 2005
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Unity of Knowledge in the Advancement of Nursing Knowledge
Clinical Research Specialist, Philips Medical Systems, Andover, MA Clinical Nurse Specialist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, Assistant Clinical Professor, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
During the past 20 years, we have witnessed an explosion in nursing knowledge providing the discipline with diverse and multifaceted theoretical frameworks and paradigms. One knowledge theme that pervades the dialogue in the scholarly literature is that of multiple ways of knowing. With the acknowledgement that the fundamental nature of nursing knowledge is grounded in the understanding of human nature and its response to its environment, comes an imperative for a consilience of knowledge. The purpose of this article is to present such a unified worldview by articulating a vision of nursing knowledge, a meaning of unity of knowledge, and a challenge to the discipline to embrace inclusive rather than exclusive ways
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