title: Ontology, epistemology, and methodology: a clarification.
abstract: The vistas of scholarly discourse in nursing are open to philosophical as well as scientific exploration. Careful attention to intersubjectivity in the use of language shared with other fields will continue to be a mark of nursing's rightful presence in an intellectual community committed to the pursuit of knowledge in the interest of advancing human welfare.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rawnsley
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D008678:Metaphysics; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D009626:Terminology as Topic