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Nursing  theories
Introduction to nursing theories
INTRODUCTION
METAPARADIGMS IN NURSING
DEFINITIONS
NURSING PHILOSOPHIES
CONCEPTUAL  MODELS AND GRAND THEORIES
CONCLUSION
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Content: Nursing  theories
open access articles on nursing  theories and models
Introduction to nursing theories
INTRODUCTION
Nursing theory is the term  given to the body of knowledge that is used to  support nursing practice. Nursing theory is a framework  designed to organize knowledge and explain phenomena in  nursing, at a more concrete and specific level. A nursing theory is a set of concepts,  definitions, relationships, and assumptions or propositions  derived from nursing models or from other disciplines and  project a purposive, systematic view of phenomena by  designing specific inter-relationships among concepts for  the purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and /or  prescribing. Each discipline has a unique focus for  knowledge development that directs its inquiry and  distinguishes it from other fields of study. ( Smith &  Liehr, 2008). Theory-guided, evidence-based practice is  the hallmark of any professional discipline. Nursing is a professional discipline  (Donaldson & Crowley, 1978). Almost 90% of all Nursing theories are  generated in the last 20 years. Nursing models are conceptual  models, constructed of theories and concepts
A paradigm is a model that explains the  linkages of science, philosophy, and theory accepted and  applied by the discipline. METAPARADIGMS IN NURSING
Person
Recipient of care, including physical, spiritual,  psychological, and sociocultural components.