{
  "abstract": "For many decades, nurses have been expected to base their practice on up-to-date, research-derived evidence, melded with knowledge from nursing theory, experience—our own and others—and innovating in practice. This composite, complex evidence base is passed on through generations of nurses both formally, through educational opportunities and our own readings, and informally through the stories we tell of our practice. These nursing narratives encompass and connect the multiple levels at which nurses work—alongside a person and their families and carers, within the structures of healthcare and social-care organisations and in policymaking settings. Essentially, narratives enable compelling and memorable links to be drawn between research, theory and experience, creating the certainty and confidence we need to work effectively within our very different practice environments. Any turbulence in practice, deficiency in the evidence base or challenge to our ability to pass on our narratives is likely to cause ambiguity and anxiety and so jeopardise the smooth flow of care.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, England, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Andree le May"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Nursing and Health Care School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Ann McMahon"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Alison Twycross"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "London South Bank University, London, England, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Elaine Maxwell"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Nursing on the front foot",
  "uid": "4a525d8b-9e48-5372-bc41-f848d7d04ac0"
}