ABSTRACT: The history of human nursing demonstrates that the nature of nursing knowledge is closely tied to the development of the vocation and its subsequent redefinition as a profession (Johnson 1974). This article discusses the context in which nursing knowledge has evolved and its intimate relationship with the nurse’s duties and obligations. It concludes with a short discussion of possible next steps in the development of veterinary nursing practice.

Author

Jonathan Jewell MSC DPMSA AKC FRSA

Jonathan is a lecturer in education and social sciences at the Open University He trained as a paediatric nurse at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing, working in paediatric burns nursing in the UK and US before being appointed as Senior Fellow at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). He was Innovation Advisor to the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) and Associate Consultant at the British Medical Association (BMA).

Keywords: Clinical, Nursing, Experiences

To cite this article: Veterinary Nursing Journal • VOL 29 (11) • November 2014 • pp365-368

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