Scientific Underpinnings for Practice: Nursing Theory
As the nursing profession evolves, practice knowledge is increasing and theories are moving ever closer to the bedside. Conduct a literature search to locate a nursing journal article that utilizes a theory as a theoretical foundation and describes how this theory was operationalized. Reflect upon this theory and address the following.
Describe the major concepts of the selected nursing theory.
Explain how this selected nursing theory applies to the nursing metaparadigm regarding a) person, (b) health, (c) environment, and (d) nursing.
Explain how this selected nursing theory can be applied to a nursing practice problem in your unique setting. (Hospice patients).
Instructions:
The student post provides support from a minimum of at least three (3) scholarly sources. The scholarly source when used is: 1) evidence-based, 2) scholarly in nature, 3) published within the last 5 years, and 4) an in-text citation. citations and references are included when information is summarized/synthesized and/or direct quotes are used, in which APA style standards apply. Use a minimum of 200 words.
Textbooks are not considered scholarly sources.
Wikipedia, Wikis, .com website, or blogs should not be used.
samples of theories:
-Orems Self-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing.
– Watsons Theory of Human Caring
– Rogerss Science of Unitary Human Beings.
-Roys Adaptation Model.
– Rogerss Science of Unitary Human Beings
