Title: 
Headings: 
Theory
 
guided
 
practice
 
in
 
nursing

Practice
 


Content: In
 
addition
 
to
 
guiding
 
nursing
 
practice,
 
the
 
purpose
 
of
 
research
 
is
 
to
 
build
 
knowledge
 
in
 
a
 
discipline
 
through
 
the
 
generation
 
of
 
theory
 
and
 
or
 
testing
 
theory. The
 
relationship
 
between
 
research
 
and
 
theory
 
is
 
reciprocal
 
where
 
research
 
generate
 
more
 
knowledge
 
and
 
theory. Theory
 
is
 
integral
 
to
 
the
 
research
 
process
 
where
 
it
 
is
 
important
 
to
 
use
 
theory
 
as
 
a
 
framework
 
to
 
provide
 
perspective
 
and
 
guidance
 
to
 
the
 
research
 
study. Theory
 
can
 
also
 
be
 
used
 
to
 
guide
 
the
 
research
 
process
 
by
 
generating
 
and
 
testing
 
phenomena
 
of
 
interest. The
 
primary
 
purpose
 
of
 
theory
 
in
 
the
 
profession
 
of
 
nursing
 
is
 
to
 
improve
 
practice
 
by
 
positively
 
influence
 
the
 
health
 
and
 
quality
 
of
 
life
 
of
 
patients. The
 
relationship
 
between
 
theory
 
and
 
practice
 
is
 
reciprocal. Practice
 
is
 
the
 
basis
 
for
 
the
 
development
 
of
 
nursing
 
theory
 
whereas
 
nursing
 
theory
 
must
 
be
 
validated
 
in
 
practice. Despite
 
the
 
development,
 
evolution,
 
and
 
study
 
of
 
nursing
 
theory
 
in
 
the
 
past
 
a
 
few
 
decades,
 
the
 
“gap”
 
between
 
theory
 
and
 
practice
 
is
 
a
 
common
 
perception
 
among
 
nurses. Practicing
 
nurses
 
rarely
 
use
 
the
 
language
 
of
 
nursing
 
theory
 
unless
 
mandated
 
to
 
do
 
so
 
by
 
accrediting
 
bodies. There
 
are
 
several
 
factors
 
that
 
contribute
 
to
 
the
 
theory-practice
 
gap.