title: The influence of liberal education on professional nursing practice: a proposed model.
abstract: Nursing has embraced philosophically the importance of liberal education to professional practice. Yet there has been little exploration of how and if liberal education influences professional action. Based on a series of studies designed to examine the role of liberal education in professional practice, this article describes six competencies related to liberal and professional education and puts forth a model of practice that appears to be influenced by liberal education.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Hagerty
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Early
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003463:Cues; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000592:standards*; D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009736:Nursing Process; D011340:Problem Solving; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000592:standards*; D013850:Thinking