摘要
Since Nightingale established modern nursing studies, nursing is becoming a mature discipline encompassing scientific research methods, unique research fields in nursing and a rounded theoretical system, providing health services to the individuals and their family in medical settings, community and public health field as important as medicineafter development for hundreds of years.The establishment of nursing theoretical systemplays an important role in the process of nursing specialization, and provides the essential prerequisite and foundation which make nursing a professional and scientific discipline.The history of nursing showed that most nursing theories were founded by American nursing scholars who represent western civilization, and nursing professionals from the United States stay the leading position in nursing development.
作者简介
Xiuhua Li,President,Chinese Nursing Association
