Nursing Theory: Applications in the Real World
The most beautiful part of a nursing theory is its applications in real-world cases. Many Nursing students and even professionals sometimes forget that whatever they do on the field, at least one nursing theory is behind it. Nursing practice is practically based on existing nursing theories.
As a student nurse, you will be expected to learn about and be able to describe various bodies of work and knowledge about nursing and nursing theories. Some programs may require you to develop and articulate your own nursing theory to help you formulate nursing care and nursing plans, and differentiate yourself as a nursing professional. In the real world, however, you will often find that different fields of nursing subscribe to specific theories of nursing.
While there is a great deal of semantic debate about whether the abundance of “nursing theory” is beneficial to the profession or splits it needlessly, there is no doubt that the study of nursing theory can help you understand nursing as a profession from multiple viewpoints, and can afford you the capability to begin to formulate your own concept of what it means to be a nurse, and how your actions fit into a full plan to best care for your patients.
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