title: Dimensions of scholarship and the advancement of nursing science: articulating a vision.
abstract: Nursing science, if defined as only the works emanating from the totality and simultaneity paradigms, cannot be said to have had a transformed nursing practice. Indeed, general acceptance of nursing theory as that which guides inquiry, education, and practice in nursing has not been achieved. In this column, the author calls for a more inclusive conceptualization of nursing science, beyond the acknowledged intradisciplinary paradigms. Nursing is posited as a human science with multiple paradigms, and two new paradigms are proposed. Finally, the author calls for an educational renaissance in nursing and establishment of a more scholarly trajectory toward entry into the profession.
authors.forename: Marilyn M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rawnsley
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003405:Creativity; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D012107:Research Design; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D012586:Science / Q000458:organization & administration*