Title: What Is A Nursing Theory?
Headings: What is a Nursing Theory?
What is a Nursing Theory?
Content: Empirical knowing described as the principal form of relating factual and descriptive knowing usually found in textbooks, journals and lectures; is also one of its beneficial influences in education. It drives the foundations in nursing to its core explanations of scientific and evidence-based practice. Other pillars of knowing such as aesthetic knowing, referring to understanding the uniqueness of every client in the provision of nursing care; ethical knowing, pertaining to what is morally right and good for the client; 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.