BACKGROUND Since the early 1950s, nursing leaders have worked diligently to build the Scientific Discipline of Nursing, integrating Theory, Research and Practice. Recently, the role of theory has again come into question, with some scientists claiming nurses are not using theory to guide their research, with which to improve practice. AIMS The purposes of this descriptive study were to determ...

AIM This paper presents a discussion of the role of nursing models and theory in the modern clinical environment. BACKGROUND Models of nursing have had limited success in bridging the gap between theory and practice. DATA SOURCES Literature on nursing models and theory since the 1950s, from health and social care databases. DISCUSSION Arguments against nursing theory are challenged. In th...

Theories are a collection of connected ideas that provide an organized, explanatory, and predictive perspective phenomenon (an observable fact or event). Concepts, definitions, models, assertions, assumptions form the basis theories. They derived using deductive inductive reasoning as their two primary methodologies. Nursing thinkers use these approaches. "A creative rigorous structuring projec...

Concept: An abstract idea or notion. Conceptual model: A group of interrelated concepts described to suggest relationships among them. Framework: A basic structure; the context in which theory is developed; the structure that permits theory to be understood. Grand theory: A theory that covers a broad area of the discipline’s concerns. Metaparadigm: Concepts that identify the domain of a discipl...

background: the performance of the community health nurse depends on a combination of scientific and practical competencies acquired by educational experiences during the nursing course. curriculum planners of nursing education need to understand nursing education to train professional and community-oriented nurses. the aim of this article is to explore the experiences of nursing students durin...

As the largest sector of the health professions in the United States with more than three million registered nurses, the world needs to hear our voices in forging a new vision in nursing education and nursing practice. Nursing education and practice is constantly evolving and Nursing 2013 is at the cutting edge of nursing. The purpose of this paper is to integrate Ethics, Legal and Sociocultura...

Upon completion of their education, nursing students are expected to practice safely and competently. Societal changes and revisions to nursing education have altered the way nursing students learn to competently care for patients. Increasingly, simulation experiences are used to assist students to integrate theoretical knowledge into practice. Reasons for and the variety of simulation activiti...