A case for chaos theory in nursing | Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing Home Archives Vol. 18 No. 3 (2001): March - May 2001 Research Papers Main Article Content

Margaret Lett

Keywords

chaos theory, nursing, knowledge development, nonlinear systems

Abstract

This paper addresses the question of why nurses should understand chaos theory. A critique of the literature is used to demonstrate how chaos theory has been utilised in a number of disciplines, including nursing. Possible applications of chaos theory in nursing are proposed in order to demonstrate where it might assist nurses, in particular researchers, educators and policy makers. The appropriateness of the application of chaos theory as a framework for knowledge generation is also discussed.

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