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Theoretical Framework For Nursing Practice

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Theoretical Framework for Nursing Practice
Unit III: Theory Development
Learning Activities:
1. A. Barriers, Forces or Resources that Led to the Utilization of Theoretical Thinking in the area of Clinical Practice in our Dialysis Ward.
Based on our personal experiences in our dialysis ward, there are several barriers or forces that led to the utilization of theoretical thinking in our ward. Like in any other ward, (1) The Nursing Profession has already built a solid foundation of accepted theories. Just like what Meleis (2007) stated that nurses derive their activities within these known theories. This lead to the idea that theoretical development is a waste of time when available theories are easily adaptable. (2) Limited knowledge and concept is also becoming a barrier. Thinking about metaphysical or ethical nursing issue is stressful and time consuming.
(3) Slow development and acceptance of the theory also happens in our wards. (4) The financial constraint is another barrier in our theoretical development (5) Time, money and reward are some of the barriers, knowing that as a nurse or healthcare professionals, we are too busy to think about theoretical and framework development while this requires budgeting, especially in data collection. However, all this led to the utilization of theoretical importance, knowing that theory development is required according to the unexpected needs and conditions that often arise.
1 B. Sources that Could Promote or Constrain the

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