Nursing knowledge development: where to from here?

The value of measurement for development of nursing knowledge: Underlying philosophy, contributions and critiques

“…We concede that a nursing assessment, narrowly focused on measuring discrete body systems or symptoms without consideration of the patient, as a whole multidimensional person, and without incorporation of qualitative data for triangulation, would result in segmented, nonholistic care (Goldenberg, ; Risjord, ; Risjord et al., ). However, we argue that the reduction of persons to “systems” or domains with measurable components is followed by reconstitution (construction of parts) to better understand the whole, facilitating rather than diminishing holistic care.…”

“…requires disciplines to systematically develop and test theories creating empiric evidence-in line with positivism (Chalmers, 2013;Geanellos, 1997;Goldenberg, 2006;Risjord, 2016;White & Willis, 2002;Winters & Ballou, 2004). Nursing lays claim to the title of science through research, education and practice that is "evidencebased" and places a high value on empiric evidence surrounding issues important to nurses and patients (Risjord, 2016).…”

The object of your affection: how commitment, leadership and justice influence workplace behaviours in health care

“…The theory-to-practice gap in nursing is a global concern (Maben et al 2006). A scientific realism approach is applied (Geanellos 1997), where theory and current research in the field of organizational behaviour and work motivation are drawn upon to identify validated constructs and explain the relationships among these constructs, specifically work behaviours, work attitudes including organisational commitment and organisational justice and leadership. Overlapping boundaries between disciplines allow for borrowed theory, with the caveat that in order for knowledge development to occur in the field of nursing, theories and perspectives must evolve as they are applied to nursing contexts (Chinn & Kramer 1991).…”

Nursing Theory-Directed Healthcare

“…Six of these articles describe how the nursing discipline has adapted theory from other disciplines, with no mention of other healthcare disciplines borrowing theory from nursing. [4][5][6][7][8][9] The seventh article did not refer to the discipline of nursing. 10 Throughout the history of nursing, it has been common for theories to be borrowed from other disciplines, for example, from the fields of psychology and sociology.…”