title: Nursing theories: relic or stepping stone?
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. June.Kikuchi@ualberta.ca
authors.forename: June F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends*; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D014481:United States