The term ‘theory-practice gap’ was coined in an attempt to describe the difference between nursing in the classroom and the reality of practice in a clinical setting. Often it is used unfairly to denigrate newly qualified nurses when they arrive in the workplace and attempt to make the transition from student to practitioner.
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