Cohen (1991) and Barnhart et al. (as cited in McCance,
             McKenna, & Boore, 1999) believe that one must have background knowledge of these
             disciplines in order to fully understand Watson's theory. Furthermore, it has been
             suggested that nurses may not possess this knowledge (McCance et al., 1999), which may
             make the theory less appealing. To expand, McKenna (as cited in McCance et al., 1999)
             stated that "theory should be easily understood if it is to gain the attention and
             commitment of hard pressed clinicians" (p. 1393). However, it must be stated that nurses
             should not be viewed as incapable of acquiring knowledge in disciplines such as
             psychology and philosophy. As well, the application of Watson's theory in a variety of
             different areas of nursing (which will be discussed later in this paper) suggests that nu
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