Theory in Nursing Practice

Develop a brief argument for the importance or significance of nursing theory in the profession of nursing. Use a specific nursing theory to illustrate your points.

 

This week you will begin by considering the importance of theory in the profession of nursing. There is a substantive body of nursing theory to contribute to evidence-based practice. Nursing professionals use theory to guide research, education, leadership, informatics, and health policy.

You will need to research information related to this topic and all topics in this course in the literature (located in the CCN library) and scholarly websites. For questions or review of APA style and formatting refer to APA Resources under the Course Resources tab located on the left side in the Home Page.

For our first graded discussion thread, please respond to the following: Develop a brief argument for the importance or significance of nursing theory in the profession of nursing. Use a specific nursing theory to illustrate your points.

This discussion thread supports course outcomes:
• Analyze theories from nursing and relevant fields with respect to their components, relationships among the components, logic of the propositions, comprehensiveness, and utility to advanced nursing. (PO #1)

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