Academic Nursing Theory

Nursing theories are necessary for nursing education, and nursing practice. However, current theories are unrealistic and inapplicable in nursing practice. Thus, some researcher proposed applicable nursing theories such as a theory that practice-based on nursing education, Kolb’s experiential learning theory, and utilization of the Henderson’s nursing theory for childbirth education. Researcher have developed the nursing theories but still need to examine for more appropriate the theories.
Nursing theories are critical for education and practice. The theories suppose to provide a foundation for general knowledge and assist in practice. Thus, healthcare professionals, managers, and patients recognize the unique healthcare service. However,

Critical theory is necessary for nursing education. Swartz, M. K. (2014) propose practice-based nursing education. Plus, Lisko, S. A., & O 'Dell, V. (2010) proposed that Kolb’s experiential learning theory and model. They affirmed the importance of critical theory because it offers a structure for nursing practice based on nursing education. According to Swartz, M. K. (2014), academic nursing practice has become an essential component of faculty role expectancy, practice nursing programs. However, academic nursing practice as a concept and organization structure has not been fully applied across school of nursing. The goals of academic nursing practice are to enrich the teaching of students (Swartz, M. K., 2014). Developing the practice setting through the utilization for research, generalizing knowledge and learning and eventually improving the quality of patient care. This increasing knowledge base on critical theories that lead to an understanding about patient problems and using manage nursing practice. Swartz, M. K. (2014) noted that there are two phases of nursing practice, the thinking phase and the doing phase. The doing phase is heavily regulated by specified in the training situation (Swartz, M. K., 2014). Several other assumptions of critical theory hold significance for nursing care as it educated and trained in academic health care centers. In these sites, theory is interwoven with the training and human interactions within a larger social context. Similar to critical theory, nursing includes a general assessment of social, politic, technologic, and economic conditions as they affect the health of an individual, a family or community. Furthermore, nurses need fully to understand the types and care practices and the linkages between theories and the clinical. Lisko, S. A., & O 'Dell, V. (2010) proposed that Kolb’s experiential learning theory and model. The experiential learning