Shaping nursing practice. The United Kingdom perspective.
In summary, I present these suggestions for timescale, definition, focus and key issues.
I propose that we concentrate on the first decade of the 21st century, and certainly don't look beyond 2020, at least when discussing specifics.


BACKGROUND
I suggest that we agree on a working definition of our field of discussion--nursing practice--whether in terms of the notion of The Nursing Constant or an alternative construct.


OBJECTIVE
My suggestion is that we focus on substantive areas in need of knowledge rather than the paradigms and processes of knowledge building, that is, what? rather than how?


RESULTS
The key issues for 21st century nurse education and the drivers of change (Warner et al., 1998) are proposed (from the UK perspective) as a helpful basis from which to select issues for the proposed RCN/AAN collaboration on developing nursing knowledge for the 21st century.
Tierney
A J
AJ
Department of Nursing Studies, University of Edinburgh, 40 George Square, Edinburgh EH89LL, Scotland, UK.
D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009729:Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom