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. 1991 Sep;14(1):1-6.
doi: 10.1097/00012272-199109000-00002.

The focus of the discipline of nursing

M A Newman  1 , A M Sime, S A Corcoran-Perry
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The focus of the discipline of nursing

M A Newman et al. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 1991 Sep.

Abstract

The focus of nursing as a discipline has not been clearly defined but is emergent in the centrality of the concepts of caring and health. The authors propose a focus for nursing as a professional discipline in the form of a statement that identifies a domain of inquiry that reflects the social relevance and nature of its service. Several perspectives from which the focus can be studied are described. The authors assert that a unitary-transformative perspective is essential for the full explication of nursing knowledge.

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  • Discipline of nursing.
    Malloch K, Martinez R, Nelson L, Predeger B, Speakman L, Steinbinder A, Tracy J. Malloch K, et al. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 1992 Dec;15(2):vi-vii. doi: 10.1097/00012272-199212000-00001. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 1992. PMID: 1444277 No abstract available.
  • The discipline of nursing.
    Fawcett J. Fawcett J. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 1992 Mar;14(3):vi-vii. doi: 10.1097/00012272-199203000-00001. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 1992. PMID: 1550328 No abstract available.
  • A commentary on Newman's theory of health as expanding consciousness.
    Endo E. Endo E. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 1999 Mar;21(3):vii-viii. doi: 10.1097/00012272-199903000-00002. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 1999. PMID: 10416851 No abstract available.

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