A half century ago, a nursing graduate student developed an idea that the goal of nursing practice was to promote patient adaptation. She theorized that a patient is a being of interrelated components ...

Students place so much value on the experiences they gain in practice. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying this shouldn’t be the case but I think sometimes people forget about the importance of the ...

To introduce our new series of articles on nursing theories, Hazel Chapman explains the importance of filling the gap between nursing theory and nursing practice. Subscribe today for unlimited access ...