title: The focus of the discipline of nursing.
abstract: The focus of nursing as a discipline has not been clearly defined but is emergent in the centrality of the concepts of caring and health. The authors propose a focus for nursing as a professional discipline in the form of a statement that identifies a domain of inquiry that reflects the social relevance and nature of its service. Several perspectives from which the focus can be studied are described. The authors assert that a unitary-transformative perspective is essential for the full explication of nursing knowledge.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sime
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Corcoran-Perry
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D012945:Social Values