Its value in nursing practice depends largely on the ontology and epistemology of nursing that often dictates the classification and categorization of nursing theories. Nursing theory is an integral component in the practice of professional nursing. As a contemporary theory of Nursing, it describes caring for persons who remain wholes and enhance their well-being.Īesthetic Expression, Caring, Nursing, Theory Development
Five assumptions and a model of practice are described. The purpose of this article is to describe the development of the emergent theory of Aesthetic Nursing Practice, focus on illuminating caring for person through the process of encountering, co-creating caring relationships, and meaningful engaging between the nurse and nursed through caring encounters occurring in caring situations. How will nursing practice be made visible and realistic in the face of traditional nursing care practice? Nursing practice processes, derived from theories of nursing, provide opportunities for demonstrating practice grounded in the science of nursing. The advent of technology is one of these advances challenging the professional practice of nursing. Often, the development of nursing theory is in response to advancing ontologies and epistemologies of nursing. Nevertheless, should all science or research within a scientific field be focused on theoretical development and testing? Currently, various nursing theories exist to describe and explain the phenomena of nursing. This is true for Nursing as a discipline of knowledge and a practicing profession. Theory is necessary to science and science grounds legitimate and essential practice. Received: JAccepted: JPublished: July 13, 2020 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). Department of Adult and Elderly Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, ThailandĬopyright © 2020 by author(s) and Scientific Research Publishing Inc.
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