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Epistemic Authority in Nursing Practice vs. Doctors' Orders

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NURSING SCIENCE QUARTERLY
Volume 29, Issue 3, Pages 241-246

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SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0894318416647356

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disciplinary; doctors' orders; epistemic authority; nurse practice; nursing knowledge

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The practice policy of doctors' orders is still deeply embedded in 21st century professional nurse practice, despite its profound incongruence with nursing's perspective, standards of practice, and advanced knowledge. The author in this article elaborates on the doctors' orders policy in relation to nursing's disciplinary perspective and epistemic authority in professional practice.

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