RESUMEN
Introduction: The knowledge of nursing is an essential part in nursing practice. Nursing knowledge, over the years influenced by philosophical thought, and has been changed a lot. The main aim of this article is, exploring the development of nursing knowledge in the age of postmodernism
Method: To find relevant sources, library studies and review the books available databases include [CINHAL], [Blackwell], [Proquest], [science direct], [Ovid], [Magiran], [web of science], [pub med] from the Tehran University of Medical Sciences Electronic Library and available book in the faculty of nursing library were searched by keywords [postmodernism] [knowledge development], [science development], [nursing knowledge] [nursing science] separately and in combination in the title, abstract and keywords. [36] Full Article and [10] relevant books from 1990 to 2012 were used as the source
Results: Development of nursing knowledge is obvious in research methodology, intuition, and health care service. All these are because of postmodern bases such as pluralism, relativism, met narrative, and discourse
Conclusion: Being aware of development of nursing knowledge provide a new vision for professionals in nursing that lead to professional progress and promotion in nursing practice