Levels of theoretical thinking in nursing

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 179-183

  Higgins, Patricia A ^a   Moore, Shirley M ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MODEL; NOMENCLATURE; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; THINKING; WORK;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; KNOWLEDGE; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; TERMINOLOGY; THINKING;

EID: 0034220235     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mno.2000.105248     Document Type: Article

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