Botes A
Departement Verpleegkunde, Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit.
Curationis. 1998 Mar;21(1):13-8.
Nursing Science is the knowledge content for nursing. The goal of nursing is to promote, maintain and restore people's health. To provide for the health needs of the South African society Nursing Science must generate the right kind of knowledge. The question of the article is whether Nursing Science needs knowledge or wisdom? The perspectives on knowledge of Maxwell (1988) and Rossouw (1993) are studied. The conclusion is that Nursing Science needs knowledge and wisdom. Arguments are given to support this conclusion.
护理学是护理工作的知识内容。护理的目标是促进、维持和恢复人们的健康。为满足南非社会的健康需求，护理学必须产生恰当的知识。本文探讨的问题是，护理学需要的是知识还是智慧？文中研究了麦克斯韦（1988年）和罗斯乌（1993年）对知识的观点。结论是，护理学既需要知识也需要智慧。文中给出了支持这一结论的论据。
