Title: Nursing Clinicals and Nursing Theories - Nursing Theory
Headings: Nursing Clinicals and Nursing Theories
Nursing Clinicals and Nursing Theories
Nursing Theories
Nursing Theory Role in Nursing Clinicals
Applying Nursing Theory to Practice Via Clinical Supervison
Nursing Training Model
Successful Application of Nursing Theory to Clinical Practice

Content: Nursing Clinicals and Nursing Theories - Nursing Theory




Nursing Clinicals and Nursing Theories
Nursing Theories
Nursing theories are sets of interrelated concepts, models, definitions, and propositions, that are obtained through deductive reasoning and also inductive reasoning, and based on assumptions. They are used for assessing patient conditions using the specific methods contained within the nursing theory, to help identify patient needs. These theories are selected to match with patient needs and will be applied to help solve identified problems faced by the patient. They are used to help ensure effective interaction and communication between nurse and patient. They are organized and systematic articulations of set statements that relate to questions faced within the nursing discipline. A useful nursing theory will make assumptions concerning health problems, environment, behaviors, and target populations, that are logical, consistent, research supported, and similar to ones that have proven to be successful in previous programs. Nursing theories are important because they are defining mechanisms that predict, describe, and explain what is the practice of nursing. They are foundational to nursing, helping to accumulate further knowledge and give indications of what direction nursing should take to develop into the future. It helps us to both decide what it is we already know, and understand what we ‘need’ to know. In practice, nursing theories help nurses by describing, explaining, and predicting everyday experiences.