title: Professional nursing education: what is its purpose?
abstract: Rogers (1970, p. 88) has written "The purpose of professional education is to provide the knowledge and tools whereby an individual may become an artist in his field. It is not to prepare the skilled practitioner." This statement is used to provide a basis for discussion of some issues involved in relation to nursing and nursing education. The problem area is first clarified before discussion moves on to show the relevance of conceptual models and theory to professional nursing education and to look at the kinds of knowledge and tools which could be provided to promote artistry in nursing.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Butterfield
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003405:Creativity; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical