Commentary on Watson R (2008) editorial: Will there ever be a Nobel Prize in nursing? Journal of Clinical Nursing 17, 565-566

摘要

Without dreams, life has no colours. If nurses do not dream of earning a Nobel Prize in nursing, nursing will always be less influential than other disciplines like medicine and science. Watson (2008) shows courage in discussing the possibilities and obstacles to a Nobel Prize in nursing verbally as a keynote speech and textually as an editorial. Indeed, Watson does something that few nurse scholars have done in the past, namely to stir up a dialogue on why there is no Nobel Prize in nursing. More essentially, he ignites our desire to dream and think about why there is no place for nurses and nurse scholars to be awarded a Nobel Prize. Only with dreams of a Nobel Prize, associated with a strong passion and desire, will nurses eventually earn distinct recognition and with it, a consensus regarding the need for a Nobel Prize in nursing.