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The Metaparadigm of Nursing: Present Status and Future Refinements

1984; Wiley; Volume: 16; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1547-5069.1984.tb01393.x

0743-5150

Jacqueline Fawcett,

Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation

Abstract The central concepts and themes of the discipline of nursing are identified and formalized as nursing's metaparadigm. Examples illustrate the direction provided by the metaparadigm for theory development. Refinements of the metaparadigm through conceptual models and programs of nursing research are proposed.