title: Explicit Assumptions About Knowing.
abstract: Conceptual Foundations is a new column for Oncology Nursing Forum that focuses on the frameworks that underpin research and practice initiatives. The purpose of this inaugural column is to provide an overview of what conceptual frameworks are, related terms, the role of conceptual frameworks in the research process, and why these frameworks matter.
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester Medical Center.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Flannery
mesh_terms: D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000592:standards*; D009742:Nursing Theory; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011642:Publications / Q000592:standards*
keywords: concept; framework; model; oncology; theory