Theoretical Foundation of Nursing CHAPTER 1&2

These are organized bodies of knowledge to define what nursing is, what nurses do, and why do they do it.

Provide a way to define nursing as a unique discipline that is separate from other disciplines.

It is a framework of concepts and purposes intended to guide the practice of nursing at a concrete and specific level.

Curriculum Era

Research Era

Graduate Education Era

Theory Era

Theory Utilization Era

A moving nursing education to hospital based diploma program into college and universities.

Era which is the path to how knowledge part of curricula to graduate program.