Wisdom and falsehoods: naming the practice wisdom of nursing in the home and the falsehoods opposing that practice.
The article reviews qualitative studies of historical and contemporary home visiting by nurses to articulate the expert practice wisdom integral to this practice. Ten assumptions about reality that have become barriers to funding for home visits are examined, and strategies to challenge these false assumptions are proposed.
Zerwekh
J V
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Seattle King County Health Department, Washington, USA.
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D017051:Hospice Care; D006801:Humans; D012938:Social Perception; D013240:Stereotyping; D014481:United States