Title: What Is A Nursing Theory?
Headings: What is a Nursing Theory?
What is a Nursing Theory?
Content: and personal knowing, which encompasses the knowledge of self in relation to others- are essential avenues in the realization of the importance of nursing theories which was reiterated by Carper (1978) and (Smith, 1992; Sweeney, 1994). In Research, according to Henderson, “No profession, occupation or industry in this age can evaluate adequately or improve its practice without research”. Nursing theories can help generate new ideas, research problems and perspectives. Furthermore, nursing science as a melting pot for its practice can broaden its professional discipline through research. Considering that we are embracing the new era in nursing which is evidenced-based practice, pursuing nursing research efficiently reflects its high hopes for progress. And lastly, in Clinical Nursing Practice, on the other hand, speaks of its ethical, moral, and scientific approaches in nursing care. A nursing theory for instance, of Florence Nightingale, describes the common sense of providing service in its most discreet ways while having an impact on the client’s health. It similarly describes how we impose and include such a plan of care to our client- not to our knowledge that it is actually based on nursing theories. Sometimes, we are just surprised that how we deal with our clients is guided by provisions of care i.e. promoting comfort, interpersonal relationships, and caring are actually based on principles of nursing theorists.