Description
The purpose of this Assignment is to explore how a theorist explicates his or her philosophy and thoughts behind a theoretical field. As in other fields of study, nursing has a plethora of theorists and theories. These theorists have developed their paradigm over time enriching it with research and dialogue with other theorists.
Directions
You are going to explore how a theorist of your choice created his or her theory. Did it develop as an acorn becoming a mighty oak over the decades? Did it arrive as a burst of light like the big bang as some believe created our universe? Was it developed from a blueprint like a spaceship where thousands of scholars worked together to create a rocket to the moon? In point of fact, how is a theory developed? This is what we are exploring.
You will pick a theorist who interests you, it does not have to be a nurse theorist. You may also choose from other disciplines such as: behavioral, leadership, business, education, technology.
You will become the theorist immersing yourself in the writings from the earliest mentioned to the most current.
As you read, look at how you (taking on the persona of the theorist) developed the theory.
In the first stage, theorizing occurs. This is where you, as the theorist, identify the concepts of what nursing is and is not. Perhaps you questioned what concepts were guiding those in nursing practice and then started to question your role. You started asking yourself, “Where am I in nursing, and where the profession is going? Is there some overarching concept that guides the professional in his or her practice?” This is where you recognize that a theory is needed.
In the second stage, syntax is developed. This is where you will define the terms. Look for changing definitions of terms. Consider, for example, Jean Watson. She starts by defining the word “caring.” Within the last ten years she has refined her terminology changing the term caring to caritas. This demonstrates a growth and maturation from decades of research she and other scholars did to produce the theory of caring.
The third stage is theory testing. Defined as the phenomena behind the theory that are exposed through research. The definitions of terms are refined. The theorists and other researchers consider whether this theory helps answer questions that arise in practice. This is where your theory is used in by a widening group of researchers. For example, graduate nursing students request the tool you developed while testing your theory.
The fourth and last stage is evaluation. This is where philosophical debate occurs as the concepts are applied through evidenced based practice in the act of providing nursing care.
Assignment Details
For this Assignment, you are going to write an article for a nursing journal explaining how you developed your theory through the four stages (theorizing, syntax, theory testing, and evaluation). Your paper must be 3 to 5 pages, not including the title and reference pages.
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Nurse Theorist - Outline
Thesis statement: Therefore, it is clear that as nurses, professionals not only have to play the
already established roles of nurses but go the extra mile of creating theories and proving the
theories using evidence-based methods to improve the profession for the current as well as the
future generations.
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Introduction
III.
Defining Nursing
Syntax
A. Caring
B. Comforting
IV.
Evaluation
V.
Conclusion
Running head: NURSING THEORIST
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Nursing Theorist
Name
Institution
NURSING THEORIST
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Nursing Theorist
Introduction
Nursing is a profession that has experienced changes since it began. As such, the job
description of a present-day nurse is not the same of that of a nurse in the early times such as
before the times of Florence Nightingale. Before the time of Nightingale, nursing was the art of
caring for the sick. The processes in nursing involved making the sick and injured comfortable as
they prepared for death or recovery. However, currently, the definition of nursing is not limited
to caring for people to ensure their comfort, but also the use of science to administer medication
among other treatment processes that lead to recovery. As a result of the changes, nurses play a
bigger role towards the restoration of patients than in the initial stages of the careers. Therefore,
it is clear that as nurses, professionals not only have to play the already established roles of
nurses but go the extra mile of creating theories and proving the theories using evidence-based
methods to improve the profession for the current as well as the future generations. In this paper,
the aim will be showing how as a nurse I as a nurse created my nursing theory.
Defining Nursing
Current nursing is a dynamic profession that members do not achieve through either
knowledge or passion, but both. Nursing is a career that as already pointed out is dynamic and
therefore, does not only req...