Evolution of Nursing Science: Implications For Nursing World Wide

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Abstract
This article uses the framework of professionalization and discussess one central criterion, generation of a unique body of knowledge, as a requirement for professional maturity. Following the lead provided by the nursing profession in the United States of America, the standards of nursing education and practice are steadily increasing around the world. However, success in this area of improving professional performance greatly depends on the generation of commensurate scientific knowledge. The writer pleads for systematic efforts for sharing and evaluating nursing theory across national boundaries, identifies additional possible channels, and hopes that the attempts of Sigma Theta Tau in this direction will be effective.