Bridging the theory-practice dichotomy in nursing: The role of nurse educators

The theory-practice gap is a quandary that many researchers have been trying to resolve for several decades in many practice disciplines. Nursing as a practice discipline encounters this predicament due to the fact that nursing knowledge is not yet well-defined. In this paper, we discuss the meaning of knowledge in general and nursing knowledge in particular. We also discuss the role of nurse educators in delineating the impact of knowledge on...