Nursing science forms the empirical basis for professional nursing practice. According to the National Research Council (NRC), nursing science also produces information to assess healthcare systems and environments. Improve patient, family, and community outcomes. Theory guides the research process, forms the research questions, and aids in design, analysis, and interpretation. Research without theory results in sensitive information or data which does not add to the accumulated knowledge of the philosophical discipline.
Questions:
Analyze the definitions of the two significant nursing theorists. What is similar among them? What is different?
What concepts found in those definitions are most closely aligned with your perception of nursing?
Develop your definition of nursing and compare it to those of the theorists and your classmates.
Please provide two examples of significant contributions made by nursing scientists to improving patient care.
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