Application of Nursing Theory in Nursing Practice

Sample Questions

IDENTIFICATION (2 Points)

__________1. Is considered to be both a process and a product. (Theory)

__________2. As a product, theory provides a set of concepts and relationships that

may be combined to ________, ________, _________, and prescribe phenomena of
interest; this information is then use to guide nursing practice. (Describe, explain,
predict)

_________3. It involves analyzing patient behaviors, setting goals, determining

responsibilities of interested parties and determination of consequences and
reinforcement mechanisms. (Patient Contracting)

_________4. It is the “application of various models, theories, and principles from

nursing science and the biological, behavioral, medical and sociocultural disciplines to
clinical nursing practice”. (Theory-Based Nursing)

________5. Give atleast 2 ways in which theory influences nursing practice. (Identifies
recipients/clients of nursing care. (Describes settings and situations in which
practice should occur, Defines what data to collect and how to classify the data,
Outlines actual and potential problems to be considered , Assists in
understanding, analyzing, and interpreting health situations)

Case Study: (15 POINTS)

Emily Chan is a clinical nurse specialist who coordinates a liver transplant program at a
large medical center. In her position, she serves as the case manager for a number of
individuals. Emily was assigned to work with Sarah Bishop, a 45-year-old high school
teacher who had recently received a new liver after contracting hepatitis C from a blood
transfusion more than a decade ago. Sarah is married and has two teenage children.
The management of liver transplant patients is highly complex; it is essential to consider
multiple facets of care over an extended period of time. In designing a plan of care for
Sarah, Emily conducted a lengthy assessment. She was pleased to discover that Sarah
was well educated and knew a great deal about her illness. Sarah asked many informed
questions and was anxious to learn all she could from Emily. During the time that Emily
worked with Sarah, she used a number of principles and theories in care delivery. She
explained physiologic principles related to chronic liver disease and liver failure to
Sarah, and she combined that information with pharmacologic principles concerning the
large number of medications required to prevent rejection. Complications of the disease,
as well as side effects from the medications, were examined at length. For the
educative processes, Emily used several different learning principles and theories and
incorporated a variety of teaching techniques, including one-on-one time, printed
materials, interactive computer programs, and videos.

Emily considers what she knows about learning theories of learning to applying this
theories

1. What type of practice theory from this chapter Emily could utilize to understand more
what is going on with Sarah.

2. Emily has a great background in this theory and plants on how to utilize them, what
would be the best plan interventions Emily could make?

ESSAY

1. Why do we need to study Application of Nursing Theories in Nursing Practice?

Discuss. (5 Points)

2. What would be the advantage if nurses how to apply the theoretical knowledges in
nursing practice? (5 Points)

3. As Cody (2003) pointed out, “one learns to practice nursing by studying nursing
theories, and one learns to practice nursing very well by studying nursing theories very
intensely”, what does this mean? Discuss briefly. (15 Points)