The path to nursing knowledge-personal reflections

Practice development: a concept analysis

“…This in turn will help to establish a conceptual base (Timpson, 1996), which will facilitate clear communication of what the essence of practice development is and contribute to the practice theory of the profession (Ingram, 1991;Tolley, 1995). It will also demonstrate an analytic approach to knowledge development (Hardy, 1990) and toward theory development (Walker, 1989) as is required in the specialism of infection control nursing.…”

“…The path to nursing knowledge is through focus on the patient and reviews of how we practice (Hardy, 1990). Responding to patients needs takes a central role in practice development.…”

An exploratory study of the alternative theoretical frameworks of student nurses

“…In contrast to those wbo support the utility of formal nursing theory a new movement has appeared in recent years which is following a philosophy that requires nurses to explicate and reveal forms of thought, values and beliefs that are common but often unknown and seldom made explicit (Hardy, 1990). Kristjanson et al (1987) called for practising nurses to articulate, on behalf of themselves, the guiding principles and theoretical foundations of their practice.…”

“…The problem to be explored in the current study stems from Hardy's claim that nurses need to explore the values and theoretical foundations that guide an individual's nursing practice (Hardy, 1990). It is these alternative theories which may have the biggest impact on practice rather than more formally framed theories.…”