The (dis)unity of nursing science

Nursing Philosophy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 250-260

  Bluhm, Robyn L ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Philosophy of science; Positivism

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HISTORY; HUMAN; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; NURSING THEORY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGY; TRENDS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FORECASTING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; NURSING THEORY; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING;

EID: 84927743324     PISSN: 14667681     EISSN: 1466769X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nup.12062     Document Type: Article

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