Conceptual Foundations

Explicit Assumptions About Knowing

Marie Flannery

concept, theory, framework, model, oncology
ONF 2016, 43(2), 245-247. DOI: 10.1188/16.ONF.245-247

Conceptual Foundations is a new column for Oncology Nursing Forum that focuses on the frameworks that underpin research and practice initiatives. The purpose of this inaugural column is to provide an overview of what conceptual frameworks are, related terms, the role of conceptual frameworks in the research process, and why these frameworks matter.

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