This chapter explores the concepts, conceptual frameworks, theories, paradigm and metaparadigm that guide nursing. It discusses the purposes of nursing theory in nursing education, research, and clinical practice, and identifies the positive and negative effect of using theory to understand clinical practice.
History
Parent Title
Kozier and Erb's Fundamentals of nursing, volume 1
Start Page
38
End Page
54
Number of Pages
17
ISBN-13
9781442504691
Publisher
Pearson
Place of Publication
Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.
Open Access
No
External Author Affiliations
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Health; Institute for Health and Social Science Research (IHSSR);