Question 1
The website visited is Current Nursing. The website provides crucial information to professionals in the field of nursing on various topics such as Nursing Research, Theories, Education as well as Metal Health Nursing (Nursing Theories, 2012). The sites promote theory by providing more information of the objectives, importance, characteristics, evolution as well as purposes of theory in the field of nursing which in, turn, increases the nurse’s understanding of theory and its usefulness in their profession.
Question 2
One of the purposes of theory in nursing is to provide a rationale to health professionals for collecting valid as well as reliable data on a client’s health status which is crucial in making and implementation of effective decisions (Torres, 2008). Theory in nursing is used for the purpose of guiding assessments, and evaluation of care provided in nursing. Also, theory assists nurses in explaining, describing and predicting experiences.
Question 3
Theory can be termed as a framework or rather relational statement used by individuals to clearly explain observations and also make future predictions. The purpose of theory is to provide a detailed description, explanations as well as predictions in everyday experiences (Torres, 2008). Further, theory serves the purpose of guiding assessments, interventions, as well as evaluation of different phenomena’s.
Question 4
Theory is a necessity to the field of nursing as it is important in a variety of ways. One of the importance of theory in the nursing profession is the fact that theory provides strong foundations for the nursing practice and aids in the generation of further knowledge. Theory guides nursing practice as it provides goals in nursing care which, in, turn renders the nursing practice as not only effective but also efficient (Torres, 2008). I agree with the ideas presented in the readings that theory is important as it provides a foundation, improves nursing practices as well as helps in generating more knowledge.
Discussion Board Topic # 1
There has been a discrepancy over time as to whether nursing is a profession or an occupation. Nursing is a profession because it needs vast and several levels of training, diverse skills and knowledge base (Torres, 2008).
There are several aspects that current and future nurses can put into consideration to enhance nursing stand as a profession such as creating conferences or seminars that bring the nurses together from different parts. The events are aimed at making the nurses interact, learn as well as be able to address the difficulties they face and ways to overcome them to improve the field of nursing.
The nurses can ensure the progress of nursing profession by ensuring their work conduct is perfect from the services they offer to patients to the behavior and activities at the health institutions such as punctuality, care, understanding among others. This will attract the attention of people and the government leading to awards and respect for the nursing field. Nurses can also follow the nursing ethics to the latter while offering help to patients giving out remarkable services appreciated by the public members (Wynd, 2003).
Discussion Board Topic # 2
It is important for nursing to be acknowledged as a profession because through nursing the members of the society get the medical services that help them recover from illnesses or injury (Williams & Wilkins, 2015). Recognition will make more people pursue nursing thus, helping the sick and creating a stronger healthier nation. Nursing profession requires training, knowledge base and varying skills.
Nursing as an academic discipline is important as it imparts both the basic and complex knowledge in learner making them competent and efficient in their nursing activities. Nursing as an academic discipline requires study of sciences which include physics, biology, chemistry and sociology.
Nursing as science is crucial as it involves solving problems on illnesses and injuries thus, improving the health of the members of the society. Nursing science entails natural sciences, pure sciences, social sciences and applied sciences. Improtance of nursing as a science is because it briges information and care acquired from science to patients making the get better through the nurses (Barret, 2002).
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References
Barrett, E. A. M. (2002). What is nursing science?. Nursing Science Quarterly.
Nursing Theories: Application of Theory in Nursing Process.(2012). Current Nursing. Retrieved From: http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/application_nursing_theories.html
Torres, G. (2008). Theoretical foundations of nursing. Apple-Century-Crofts, 1986. University of Michigan
Williams, L., Wilkins (2015) Wolters Kluwer Health: Philosophy, Science and Nursing.
Wynd, C. A. (2003). Current factors contributing to professionalism in nursing. Journal of Professional Nursing, 19(5), 251-261.
