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Nursing  theories
open access articles on nursing  theories and models
Nursing Research and Theories
Introduction
Relationship  Between Theory and Research
Theories  from Nursing or Other Disciplines
Historical  Overview of Research and Theory in Nursing
Purpose  of Theory in Research
Types  of theory and corresponding research
Grounded  Theory Research
Theory  testing research
Theory  as a conceptual framework
A  Typology of Research
Guidelines for writing about a research study’s  theoretical framework
Conclusion
References

Content: Nursing  theories
open access articles on nursing  theories and models
Nursing Research and Theories
Introduction
RESEARCH – Process of inquiry
THEORY – Product of knowledge
SCIENCE – Result of the relationship between research  & theory
To effectively build knowledge to research process  should be developed within some theoretical structure  that facilities analysis and interpretation of findings. Relationship between theory and research in nursing is  not well understood. Relationship  Between Theory and Research
Research without theory results in discreet  information or data which does not add to the  accumulated knowledge of the discipline. Theory guides the research process, forms the research  questions, aids in design, analysis and interpretation. It enables the scientist to weave the facts together. The relationship is direct and positive
The choice of a research design depends on the  question asked and the current state of theory  development. ( Kaiser Permanente, 2009)
Theory and its associated research design may be
Descriptive
Correlational
Experimental
Theories  from Nursing or Other Disciplines
Nursing science is blend of knowledge that is unique  to nursing and knowledge that is borrowed from other  disciplines. Debate is whether the use of borrowed theory has  hindered the development of the discipline. It has contributed to problems connecting research and  theory in nursing. Historical  Overview of Research and Theory in Nursing
Florence Nightingale supported her theoretical  propositions through research, as statistical data and  prepared graphs were used to depict the impact of  nursing care on the health of British soldiers.