{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: A Unitary-Transformative Nursing Science: From Angst to Appreciation.
{Author}: Cowling WR;
{Journal}: Nurs Sci Q
{Volume}: 30
{Issue}: 4
{Year}: Oct 2017
{Factor}: 0.833
{DOI}: 10.1177/0894318417724468
{Abstract}: The discord within nursing regarding the definition of nursing science has created great angst, particularly for those who view nursing science as a body of knowledge derived from theories specific to its unique concerns. The purpose of this brief article is to suggest a perspective and process grounded in appreciation of wholeness that may offer a way forward for proponents of a unitary-transformative nursing science that transcends the discord. This way forward is guided by principles of fostering dissent without contempt, generating a well-imagined future, and garnering appreciatively inspired action for change.