Background Nursing theory should provide the principles that underpin practice and help to
generate further nursing knowledge. However, a lack of agreement in the professional …

Objective: To identify the range of positions to which registered nurses moved when they left
the profession and to explore the perceptions of respondents about the skills and …

From both a theoretical and a practical standpoint the research‐practice gap in nursing is as
wide as ever. This, despite an increasing literature on the subject and a gamut of practical …

The purpose of this article is to contribute to clarifying the ontology of the discipline by
extending existing meanings of the term nursing to propose a substantive definition. In this …

Aims and objectives To explore nursing home nurses' experiences and views of work
identity. Background Nursing home nurses are in a unique position as they work at the …

Bringing together sociological theories and nursing practice this text develops a dynamic
conceptualisation of the nursing role which is rooted in the work setting. It looks at the factors …

Objective: To better understand nursing activities and working conditions. Background:
Nursing practice involves astute clinical decision making and the competent delivery of …

In 2020, due to the Nightingale year and COVID‐19 crisis, nursing is in the public eye more
than ever. Nurses often are being seen as compassionate helpers. The public image of …

When asking nurses why they have chosen nursing as a profession, responses such as 'I
wanted to work with people'or 'I wanted to do some good'are often given. These kinds of …

The uncritical designation of nursing as a science and an art creates vague images of
nursing that suggest that the identity of nursing is not to be found in practice. Thinking and …