SUNY Empire State College Theory and Nursing Practice Discussion
Question Description
I’m working on a nursing discussion question and need a sample draft to help me learn.
Read the content in Blais and Hayes (2016), Chapter 6, on Theoretical Foundations of Professional Nursing, and select a theorist who has a philosophy that you can identify with and relate to your own views and practice. (While it is recommended that you select only one theorist at this time, you may use two if you find that one theory does not meet your needs. For example, you may identify with principles of self-care in Orem’s nursing theory and caring from Jean Watson’s theory.)
The profession of nursing is often examined through the lens of its metaparadigm. A metaparadigm, the broadest theoretical perspective of a discipline, is a way to describe the concepts that are essential to the profession. In nursing, these four concepts are: person, environment, health, and nursing (Blais & Hayes, 2016, p. 101).
In this discussion you will select a theory with which you most closely identify. In addition to this theory, your nursing philosophy has been shaped by personal experiences, knowledge, values, and beliefs. Take a few moments to think about how your selected theory and own philosophy blend to guide your professional practice. Share your theorist and philosophy of nursing with peers in this discussion forum.
Directions for Discussion
Compose your initial post (250 words) in the discussion area provided.
Include the name of your theorist/theory in the topic of your post.
- Select a nursing theorist(s) and provide a narrative summary of the model(s). [Avoid using Nightingale’s theory unless it is compared with a more contemporary theorist.]
- Provide an example of application of this theory from your nursing practice.
- Read peers’ posts and select two theorists different from your own.
- Using what you have learned and evidence from literature, describe how you might apply those two theories to your own practice.
- Reference
- Blais, K. K., & Hayes, J. S. (2016). Professional nursing practice: Concepts and perspectives (7th ed.). Pearson Education, Inc.

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