title: Defining nursing knowledge.
abstract: The question of what constitutes nursing knowledge is a vital one for nurses to consider for a number of reasons. Nurses use a wide range of knowledge in practice, some theoretical and some practical, so identifying what nursing knowledge is should be central to practice. This paper attempts to define nursing knowledge by discussing the evidence. It suggests that such knowledge is important to raise awareness of personal and professional accountability, inform the dilemmas of practice and improve patient care.
authors.affiliation: Swansea University.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D009729:Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom