Title: Nursing theory - Wikipedia
Headings: Nursing theory
Nursing theory
Contents
Nursing theory
Importance
Borrowed and shared theories
Types
Grand nursing theories
Mid-range nursing theories
Nursing practice theories
Nursing models
Components of nursing modeling
Common concepts of nursing modeling: a metaparadigm
Notable nursing theorists and theories
See also
References
External links

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Nursing theory
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Nursing theory is defined as "a creative and rigorous structuring of ideas that project a tentative, purposeful, and systematic view of phenomena". Through systematic inquiry, whether in nursing research or practice, nurses are able to develop knowledge relevant to improving the care of patients. Theory refers to "a coherent group of general propositions used as principles of explanation". Contents
1 Nursing theory
1.1 Importance
1.2 Borrowed and shared theories
2 Types
2.1 Grand nursing theories
2.2 Mid-range nursing theories
2.3 Nursing practice theories
3 Nursing models
3.1 Components of nursing modeling
3.2 Common concepts of nursing modeling: a metaparadigm
4 Notable nursing theorists and theories
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Nursing theory
Importance
In the early part of nursing's history, there was little formal nursing knowledge. As nursing education developed, the need to categorize knowledge led to development of nursing theory to help nurses evaluate increasingly complex client care situations. Nursing theories give a plan for reflection in which to examine a certain direction in where the plan needs to head. As new situations are encountered, this framework provides an arrangement for management, investigation and decision-making. Nursing theories also administer a structure for communicating with other nurses and with other representatives and members of the health care team. Nursing theories assist the development of nursing in formulating beliefs, values and goals.