Title: Borrowed Theory in Nursing Theory Development - Nursing Education Expert
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Borrowed Theory in Nursing Theory Development
Discipline-Specific Theory
Borrowed Theory in Nursing
How to Decide if a Borrowed Theory “Fits” the Nursing Profession
Borrowed Theories and Supporting Theoretical Frameworks Used in Nursing
General Systems Theory
Stress, Adaptation, and Coping Theories
Developmental Theories
Motivation Theories
Physiologic Frameworks
Planning and Evaluation Models (Logic Models)
Organizational Change/Culture
Leadership
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Content: Spear, 2007; Villaruel et al., 2001). General systems theory, social cognitive theory, stress and coping theory, general adaptation theories, and developmental theories are just some of the commonly “borrowed” theories and frameworks that have influenced the development of nursing theory (Masters, 2015). How to Decide if a Borrowed Theory “Fits” the Nursing Profession
Remember that nursing theories describe, explain, or predict nursing phenomena. For a theory to be useful to nursing practice — it has to fit. Nurses shouldn’t assume that theory from non-nursing disciplines, even if related to healthcare, will work in a shared capacity as a theory for nursing care (Villaruel et al., 2001). For example, in a discussion about the concept of empathy, borrowed from the discipline of psychology, Walker and Alligood (2001) pointed out that fit is often assumed because concepts in healthcare seem to transcend discipline. But if this premise is critically examined, one could find contradictions or challenges to those assumptions. “