title: As a profession we're 'light years' away from being research based.
abstract: I attended my first RCN research conference in 1967 and my last just before retiring in 1998, when there were 500 delegates.
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom