title: Cardiovascular nursing research: past, present, and future.
abstract: This review has suggested that while study methodology may be improving, the topics investigated have been largely content poor and have not contributed to theory development or to the advancement of a science of cardiovascular nursing. This, in essence, should be the focus of future work.
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000451:nursing*; D003422:Critical Care; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design