Title: Application Nursing Theories
Headings: Application  of Theory in Nursing Process
Nursing  theories
open access articles on Nursing  theories and models
Application  of Theory in Nursing Process
Introduction
Objectives
Definition
Characteristics  of a Useful Theory [Robert T. Croyle (2005)]
Importance of  nursing theories
Evolution of Nursing Theories &  Application
Characteristics  of theories
Theories are:
Purposes  of theory in practice
PURPOSES OF NURSING THEORIES
In Practice:
In Education
in Research
in Practice
Conclusion
References

Content: Assist in discovering knowledge gaps in the specific field  of study. Offer a systematic approach to identify questions for  study; select variables, interpret findings, and  validate nursing interventions. Approaches to developing nursing theory
Borrowing conceptual frameworks from other disciplines. Inductively looking at nursing practice to discover  theories/concepts to explain phenomena. Deductively looking for the compatibility of a general  nursing theory with nursing practice. Questions from practicing Nurse about using Nursing theory
in Practice
Does this theory reflect nursing practice as I know it? Will it support what I believe to be excellent nursing  practice? Can this theory be considered in relation to a wide range  of nursing situation? Personal Interests, Abilities and Experiences
What will it be like to think about nursing theory in  nursing practice?