Category Archives: Nursing Theory

What is a Theoretical Framework?

This Podcast and post define the difference between theoretical frameworks and conceptual models, define conceptual and operational definitions, and introduces the nursing metaparadigm concepts. Examples of these concepts are included. Access the Podcast Player by clicking on the Play icon! Updated December 8, 2023.   **This document contains some affiliate links.

The Development of Nursing Knowledge: Six Ways of Knowing

Nursing practice is complex – it’s described as an art and a science. Because nursing practice encompasses so many aspects of life, how does one come to understand what nursing really is and what it means to be a good nurse? In this Deep Dive, I explain six ways of

Understanding the Nursing Metaparadigm [Video]

Nursing metaparadigm video: This is a narrated slide video podcast version of my blog post: What is the Nursing Metaparadigm?  I used that blog post as the script – mostly – for this video. I did add some extra clarification in spots to this video that is not written in blog post

Commonly Used Concept Analysis Methods in Nursing: An Introduction to Rodgers’ Evolutionary Concept Analysis Method

The posts this month focused on concept analysis: what it is, how to search for published articles on concept analysis, and commonly used concept analysis methods and frameworks used in nursing theory and nursing research. Last week I presented an overview of Walker and Avant’s concept analysis method. Today’s post introduces

Commonly Used Concept Analysis Methods in Nursing: An Introduction to Walker and Avant’s 8-Step Method

The first two posts of this series on concept analysis laid out the purpose of concept analysis and how to search for concept analysis articles and research. This post will begin an overview some of the commonly used concept analysis methods and frameworks used in nursing theory and nursing research.

Concept Analysis: Search Strategies and Common Frameworks

Last week I described the definition and purpose of a concept analysis. In this post, I’ll talk about the difference between concept analysis and concept development, give you some tips on how to do a concept analysis search, and identify several theoretical frameworks to guide your concept analysis journey. What

What is a Concept Analysis?

Graduate school means a lot of studying about the phenomena or concepts underlying nursing practice. One of these concepts may be interesting to you to the point that you may want to study it for your thesis or dissertation or for your capstone project.  One of the ways that faculty

How to Choose a Theory for Nursing Practice

All undergraduate nursing students take a nursing theory/nursing philosophy course. Masters and doctoral students take advanced courses in theory. What’s the point? To use theory for nursing practice, of course! Many students wonder about the purpose of nursing theory — and just theory in general. Is it just an academic

How to Figure Out Your Personal Philosophy of Nursing

One of the most common assignments in nursing school is to help students articulate their personal values and beliefs about their nursing career — in other words, writing a personal philosophy of nursing. In this post, I share some tips to help you consider how to uncover your true values

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