[Putting it into practice is difficult. A qualitative study on the theory-practice transfer in the case of kinesthetics].

The theory-practice-gap in nursing is a well-known phenomenon. However, to date there is only very little well-founded evidence in nursing research available on this topic, especially in the context of the FRG. Therefore, a qualitative nursing research project, oriented by the methods of Grounded Theory, on theory transfer into practice using the example of a continuing in-service education program on kinesthetics in nursing was carried out that aimed at examining factors that influence the implementation of kinesthetics into nursing practice. After the program, the researcher conducted mainly semi-structured interviews with the participants about their experiences with using what they had learned in their daily work on the ward. As part of the results, the impact of the category "attributes of kinesthetics" on the theory-practice-transfer of the participants in the continuing education program on the topic will be shown. That is to say something about whether the fact that kinesthetics is perceived as practical, strange and exotic, connected with closeness, or as difficult or risky, has an influence on the use of newly learned knowledge in practice. Finally, the relation of this category to the key-category "working in knowledge and new things" will be shown. The findings of this study suggest that putting emphasis on transfer of knowledge alone is not sufficient to account for the complex structure of the process of theory-practice-transfer.