Seeing the forest through the trees.
The purpose of this column is to stimulate discussion among nurses regarding the importance of nursing theory-guided practice. The use of metaphor may shed light on defining nursing by its own terms. The time has come for nursing to recognize its worth as an autonomous discipline and own its contributions.
Lewis University, Chicago, Illinois 60656, USA. pmkarnick@aol.com
Paula M
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Karnick
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