theoretical foundation of nursing

are organized body of knowledge to define what nursing is, what nursing do, and why they do.

standardized curriculum has been published and adapted by many diploma, nursing program were nursing was taught at that time.

is specific to academia and refers to a branch of education, a department of learning, or a domain of knowledge.

at this century nursing was not recognized.

she defined nursing as an act of utilizing the environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery.

it comes from the greek word theoria which means beholding, spectacle or speculations.

focuses on the structure or composition of phenomenon.

refers to the specialized field of practice founded on the theoretical structure of the science or knowledge of that discipline and accompanying practice abilities.

masters degree program in nursing emerged across the country to meet the public need of nursing for specialized clinical practices.

addressed the question of what content nurses should study to learn how to be a nurse.