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theory-practice gap: a standalone construct

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Nursing education

the perceived disjunction between what nurses are taught and what they do in clinical practice, and debate over whether it is a problem to close or a useful tension.

In nursing education, theory-practice gap refers to the perceived disjunction between what nurses are taught and what they do in clinical practice, and debate over whether it is a problem to close or a useful tension. This meaning comes from Rafferty (1996) in Journal of Advanced Nursing.[1]

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disjunction2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs practice3 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs tension7 fields · 14 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs

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Rafferty, A. M., Allcock, N., & Lathlean, J. (1996). The theory/practice ‘gap’: taking issue with the issue. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 23(4), 685-691. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.1996.tb00038.x

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