NR 501 WEEK 4 DISCUSSION

NR 501 WEEK 4 DISCUSSIONWeek 4: Nature of Nursing Knowledge - Discussion Connection Between Theory and Advanced Clinical Practice (graded) While the focus of this course is nursing theory, some nurses say that theory has no role in clinical practice. What are your thoughts? Does nursing theory have a role in clinical practice? How would you use nursing theory to improve or evaluate the quality of clinical practice? Be sure to include an example that demonstrates your thoughts. Don’t forget to include a scholarly reference! Respond Oluwakemi Edoigiawerie 5/21/2017 3:15:28 PM Role of Nursing Theory in Advance Clinical Practice Role of Nursing Theory in Advanced Clinical Practice It is my candid believe that those who say that nursing theories have no role in advanced clinical practice are terribly mistaken. However, the absence of consensus on various nursing theories has tended to confuse nurses, sometimes leading to the outright dismissal of the relevance of nursing theories to our current practice climate (Colley, 2003). While theory is a notion or a set of concepts, nursing theory, in particular help in the optimization of health & abilities, and prevention of illness and injury. It provides the principles that underpin and assist in generating further nursing intervention (Colley 2003). Overall Nursing theories are important because it helps nurses in determining what they need to know and what they should be closely familiar with (Rahim, 2016). They contribute in deciding what should form the foundation of practice as they unequivocally describe the nursing role. The merit of having a clearly defined body of nursing theories include better patient care, the heightening of nursing expert standing, better-quality inter-communication between nurses, and leadership exploration (Im & Ju Chang, 2012). Furthermore, because the principal exponent of nursing – caring and compassion – cannot be directly and easily estimated or calculated, it is important to have the theory to more intimately investigate; study; and clarify what nurses do (Colley, 2003). By providing nurses with a sense of identity, the nursing theories can help patients, managers, and other healthcare professionals to recognize better the unique contribution that nurses make to the healthcare system (Im, 2015). Providing nurses with a definition of nursing theory also enables nurses to understand their purpose and role in our healthcare settings better. Applying theory to nursing practice has many merits for nurses specifically and the profession as whole as they serve as the basis for making accurate health care judgments. For example, Madeleine Leininger's of Transcultural Nursing Theory acts as the foundation for nurses to make decisions regarding respecting the cultural and religious beliefs of some ethnic or religious groups. This theory described the role of nursing as providing culturally congruent and specific care based on customs and beliefs (Philbrick, 2012). Nurses have to a do a better job understanding the unique relationship between offered patient management care plans and the patients' cultural and religious values. For example, the Jehovah Witnesses believe that receiving a blood transfusion is bad and because of Leininger's theory, nurses are better able to understand this group’s belief and therefore act as a better advocate for these groups penchants. Orem’s Self-Care Theory provides nurses a rock solid foundation for helping patient and giving them the chance to demonstrate individuality and exercising control in caring for themselves. Orem Self-Care theory assumes that people should be self-reliant and responsible for their care and the care of others in their family (Philbrick, 2012). It emphasizes that patient’s knowledge of potential health problems is necessary for promoting self-care behaviors. Patient health education instructions on self-care in the setting of self-management goals (SMG) that are provided during patient discharges are founded on doctrines of self-care and concepts discussed in Orem’s theory. As nurses seek for rationale in making patient care decision, they are stimulated to research more into looking for evidence-based information to supports their practice decision. This is where knowledge of nursing theories comes into play as they provide the guide in transitioning from mere ideas into practical application. Furthermore, Nursing theories offer nurses a sagacity of uniqueness and also helps patients, administrators, and other care providers to understand better the exceptional impact nurses make on our the healthcare system (Smith & Parker, 2015). Furthermore defining nursing theories also offers nurses a chance for greater understanding of their part in the current healthcare climate (Colley, 2003). Finally, although the modern theories have, their limitations their unique benefit cannot be underemphasized as their comprehensive benefits have all proven to be very useful for implementation and sustainability of various