Conflicts and solutions: the future of the theory/practice gap

When the theory/practice gap is discussed there is a tendency for nurses to think of theory and practice as separate endeavours. Nurses in practice and nurse educators have tended to focus on how to achieve greater theory/practice integration.

Carr (1986) developed an approach using four factors to help link educational theory with the theory/practice gap. In his model, he considered the following factors: Read the rest of this entry »