Nursing Theory Nursing theory is the foundation of the nursing practice, has been researched, measured for positive outcomes, and directed nursing care since the beginning. Nurses to improve their practice of providing positive patient care if guidelines are followed can use nursing theories. The purpose of theory is to have a model to follow to deliver safe and effective care, and to achieve positive patient outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to define theory and the purpose of theory, explain
Nursing practice, research, and theories have a great impact on nursing in general since they help to frame health care policy and caring for the sick. It is very important that nurses continue to use a wide variety of research and theories so as to have an impact on the health of individuals. Moreover, scientific research helps one to recognize when the patients are improving, getting worse whether it would be acutely or chronically ill patients. It is very important to understand how nursing theories
The life span of nursing cannot be summed up into one general facet of time, but rather, into periods that revolutionized and evolved continuously from the first evidence of medicine to present modern day medicine. The entire medical field, including nursing practice, does not pause when new technologies are brought forth; there is never a moment where work towards the future is not being put into action. Virginia Henderson stated, “Nursing theories mirror different realities, throughout their development;
The Importance of Theory in Nursing Nursing as a profession continues to evolve through innovation and advancement in technology and clinical practice. No matter the change in practice the fundamental concepts of nursing as a profession are rooted in nursing theory. Theory is the fundamental foundation on which the legitimacy of the nursing profession is built (McCrae, 2012, p. 222). The theory selected for this paper is the Humanistic Nursing Theory. Josephine Paterson and Loretta Zderad’s humanistic
Nurse Theories A nursing theory is a innovative product of nurses who seek thoughtfully to explain the aspects of nursing in ways that could be studied, assessed, and used by other nurses (Sitzman & Eichelberger, 2010). Nursing theorists are people who are, or have been, nurses who have reflected about how one might describe the phenomenon of nursing (Sitzman & Eichelberger, 2010). Each theorist has then tried in their own way to document their thoughts and observations based on professional and
The role of theory in clinical nursing practice is to guide assessment, interventions, and evaluation of nursing care. Theory in nursing practice provides a rationale for collecting reliable and valid data about the health status of clients, which are essential for effective decision making and implementation. Nursing theory also serves as a guide assessment, interventions, and evaluation of nursing practice. Theories can address important questions for nursing units. Theories can be grand, middle
Nursing Philosophy and Nursing Theory: A Comparison of the Metaparadigm Concepts of Nursing of Nursing with Personal Philosophy and the Theory of Madeleine M. Leininger Developing a personal philosophy of nursing and patient care is essential to the development of every nurse. The development of a personal philosophy begins in nursing school. Nurses incorporate our personal beliefs within our nursing practice and as we grow and mature as nurses and human beings our philosophy changes. Exposure
the practice of nursing, needs are an everyday phenomenon and are a common theme among many nursing theories accessible today. These nursing theories help implement care planning of the patient needs for the best possible outcome. Some examples of need theories include Virginia Henderson’s Nursing Needs Theory and Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (McEwen & Wills, 2011). Using the framework of the Synthesized Method of Theory Evaluation, a critique of the Nursing Needs Theory (NNT) was completed
Why do we have nursing theories? Well, in the early part of nursing’s history, knowledge was limited. Nursing theories provide a structure for communication between nurses and other health care team. It assist in the discipline of nursing to determines beliefs, values, and goals, and help to contribute to the care of the clients. Because the world of health care is evolving on a daily basis, the field of nursing needs to continue to expand its knowledge. In doing so, the nurses will be able to meet
“caring science and the science of unitary human beings: a trans-theoretical discourse for nursing knowledge development is a scholarly article in which she intended to explore integration, convergence, and creative synthesis of caring science (CS) and the science of unitary human beings (SUHB); while maintaining the integrity of the theories. Of all the articles recommended to read for the philosophy course in nursing, Jean Watson’s article was the most challenging and intriguing article to read. I have