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Applying theory in nursing practice develops nursing knowledge and supports evidence-based practice. A nursing theoretical framework is essential to understand decision-making processes and to promote quality patient care.
Nursing theory provides the foundational knowledge that enables nurses to care for their patients and guides their actions. Theories are in place, regardless of nursing specialization, to establish guidelines for both broad and specific nursing practices.
In this guide for nursing theories and nursing theorists, we aim to help you understand what comprises a nursing theory and its importance, purpose, history, types, or classifications, and give you an overview through summaries of selected nursing theories.
What Are Nursing Theories? What are Nursing Models? 1. Environmental Theory – Florence Nightingale. 2. Theory of Interpersonal Relations – Hildegard E. Peplau. 3. Maternal Role Attainment Theory – Ramona Mercer. 4. Nursing Process Theory – Ida Jean Orlando. 5. Tidal Modal Theory – Phil Barker. 6. Nursing Need Theory – Virginia Henderson. 7.
Nursing theories are the cornerstone of quality nursing practice. They’ve been used for a long time — since Florence Nightingale introduced the first nursing theory around 1860. In short, a nursing theory outlines clients’ needs and explains how nurses should respond to different situations.
Background: Nursing theory-guided practice helps improve the quality of nursing care because it allows nurses to articulate what they do for patients and why they do it.
Nursing theories provide foundational guidelines for nursing care across an extensive range of nursing practices. First introduced by Jacqueline Fawcett, nursing metaparadigms focus on the holistic care of patients through four essential concepts.
Nursing studies reporting a lack of professional care have increased in recent years and indicate a global complex socioecological problem. The lack of a clear theoretical understanding in education, research and practice makes Advanced Practice Nursing invisible and vulnerable.
Noted nursing scholars explore the historical and contemporary theories that are the foundation of nursing practice today. The 5th Edition, continues to meet the needs of today’s students with...
The current research presents a case study in which an advanced practice nurse (APN) used SCDNT-led practice within a primary healthcare setting that illustrates how the theory is applied to case management.