Abstract
One of the most exciting changes which has occurred in nursing in recent years is the growing awareness of the importance of facts in nursing rather than a reliance upon speculation or dogma. This awareness has brought with it a growth in research activity and research knowledge, which should affect every nurse and, potentially, every aspect of nursing practice.
‘To speculate without facts is to attempt to enter a house of which one has not the key, by wandering aimlessly round and round, searching for the walls and now and then peering through the windows. Facts are the key.’
Julian Huxley Essays in Popular Science
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Macleod-Clark, J. (1987). Understanding nursing research. In: Essentials of Nursing. The Essentials of Nursing. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09482-0_7
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