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THEORITICAL FOUNDATION IN NURSING

NCM 100

Essay test (20 points)

“THEORY WITHOUT PRACTICE IS EMPTY AND PRACTICE WITHOUT THEORY

IS BLIND”

Can you picture yourself teaching the fundamentals of swimming

within the perimeters of a classroom? It is impossible! To learn to swim, you must
first get into the water to learn how to swim. Several fields are practice-oriented and
skill-based. Theoretical knowledge of skill-based subjects must be backed up by
practical experience. In line with this, the quoted line taught us that there is a
symbiotic relationship between theory and practice, as we cannot thrive in our work
without each other. Theoretical knowledge and practical knowledge complement one
another because practical work is the application of theory and theory provides a
solid foundation for practical work. For the best results, one must be able to strike a
balance between theory and practice. Theoretical and practical aspects are two
sides of the same coin.

Theory cannot exist without practice, and practice cannot exist

without theory. According to this definition, a theory is a belief, policy, or procedure
proposed or followed as the basis of action. Therefore, the belief that in order to
develop self defense skills, one has to go to self defense classes is a theory.
However, if you don’t practice the skills learnt in these classes the theory becomes
meaningless. This is what might happen when theoretical knowledge is not supported
by practical knowledge.
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GIVE 2 DEFINITIONS OF NURSING THEORIES AND EXPLAIN BRIEFLY (7
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Nursing Theories Definition

Nursing theories are organized, knowledge- based concepts that

essentially define the scope of nursing practice. This means that if a theory is well
organized and knowledge-based it greatly provides a foundational understanding of
care concepts, allowing those in the profession to clarify what they do for patients
and why they do it. This includes the definition of nursing, what nurses are normally
tasked with, and why these responsibilities are in place.

Nursing theories are crucial to the concept of nursing. This means

that it allows us to greatly understand their purpose and role in the healthcare
setting. As it provides a foundational knowledge of care concepts that enable those
in profession to help explain what they do to the patients and the reason behind their
action. Therefore, nursing theory is especially important because it enables nurses to
articulate evidence that supports the methodologies underlying their practice.
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LIST 3 CHARACTERISTICS OF NURSING THEORIES AND DISCUSS BRIEFLY (8

PTS)

Characteristics of a Nursing Theory

Nursing theories are logical in nature, this intended to say that it

indicates the logical structure of concepts and statements apart from their meaning.
Concerns about how practical and helpful the theory is to the discipline in terms of
providing a sense of understanding or predictable outcomes. Nursing theories are
generalizable, this means that it should provide the foundations for nursing practice,
aid in the generation of additional knowledge, and indicate the direction in which
nursing should develop in the future. Also, nursing theories are the bases for
hypotheses that can be tested. The characteristic prompt to say that the validity of a
certain theory is based on the hypothetical study providing a reliable information
needed for the success of the practice.

Nursing theories characteristics tend to help stimulate thought

and develop a broad understanding of the science and practices of nursing. That
they extend beyond the phenomena they explain by incorporating variables,
structures, processes, functions, or organizing principles that have not been directly
observe. Therefore, the reason that a theory must be testable, coherent, economical,
generalizable, and explain known findings is that all of these characteristics serve
the primary function of a theory to generate new ideas and discoveries.