title: Definition of nursing: 1.
abstract: A definitive description of nursing has always seemed to elude nurse theorists. Roper's nursing model based on the Activities of Living has played a key role in defining and developing nursing over the past two decades. In this article, the first in a two-part series, Nancy Roper recollects past experiences that have formed her view of nursing.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Roper
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends