The theory-practice relationship in nursing: An exploration of contemporary discourse

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1061-1069

  Fealy, Gerard M ^a,b  

^a OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Lucan Co   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY; REVIEW;

EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING;

EID: 0031131792     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.19970251061.x     Document Type: Article

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