Concept analysis: The importance of differentiating the ontological focus

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 293-300

  Duncan, Craig ^a   Cloutier, Julie Duff ^a   Bailey, P M ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concept analysis; Discussion paper; Epistemology; Nurse education; Nursing; Ontology; Philosophy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; PHILOSOPHY;

EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING;

EID: 34247399624     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04277.x     Document Type: Article

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