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The Metaparadigm of Nursing: Present Status and Future Refinements

  • Jacqueline Fawcett
  • University of Pennsylvania

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Abstract

The central concepts and themes of the discipline of nursing are identified and formalized as nursing's metaparadigm. Examples illustrate the direction provided by the metaparadigm for theory development. Refinements of the metaparadigm through conceptual models and programs of nursing research are proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)84-87
Number of pages4
JournalImage: Journal of Nursing Scholarship
Volume16
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1984

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Nursing

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