Concept Analysis for the Nursing Discipline

Abstract

This column presents a scholarly dialogue with Dr. Lorraine O. Walker. As a co-author of the book Strategies for Theory Construction in Nursing (Walker & Avant, 2019), first published in 1983 and now in its 6th edition, Dr. Walker has made substantial contributions to advancing nursing knowledge and nursing practice. Furthermore, she has dedicated herself to the scientific inquiries into the motherhood transition with its implications for maternal and infant health. In this scholarly dialogue, she shares her expectations of concept analysis for the nursing discipline, along with her new research endeavors and the future of nursing as a science and discipline. It will guide nurse scholars to the world of nursing as a science.

Keywords

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