Assignment: Theoretical Concepts
Assignment: Theoretical Concepts
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Assignment: Theoretical Concepts
Discussion Question:
How have you met the course objectives listed in the syllabus? Has the material in the course changed your professional practice? How might learning about issues and trends in nursing influence your professional practice?
Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook.
Read the attached article and analyze the identified benefits and consequences of applying the Theory of Integral Nursing to clinical practice. Discuss your analysis and identify the strengths and weaknesses of the scholarly article. Specify 2 MSN Essentials which most relate to the application of the Theory of Integral Nursing in clinical practice.
Theory of Integral Nursing & Practice.pdf
**Under the Class Resources tab, students will find the MSN Essentials which help to guide and shape graduate nursing education. Select 2 of these essentials that most closely reflect the concepts of the theory of integral nursing as instructed above.**
note: remember APA style. Minimum 250 words. 2 references.
Key Words: Holism, nursing theory, pain
management, caring, relationship-centered
care, theory-practice gap, nursing practice,
holistic theory, client-centered care
Introduction
The use of theory to guide practice
has been advocated for decades, but the
translation of theory into practice has been
difficult for clinicians. Poor understanding
of theory and its purpose inhibits the nurse’s
ability to apply theoretical constructs in
practice, thus reducing practice to a task-
oriented enterprise rooted largely in habit.
Dossey’s (2008) theory of integral nursing
has recently emerged as a new holistic
theory that provides opportunities for
clinicians to invest in a worldview that
embraces the caring behaviors central to
the delivery of nursing care and encourages
nurses to design care that is relationship
centered and focused on healing. This
theory holds promise for application in
many care situations, though the client
experience of acute pain presents itself
as a uniquely universal opportunity to
demonstrate the prospective value of the
theory’s application.
It is widely known that pain is one of the
most common symptoms experienced by all
clients and that knowledge about effective
pain-relieving strategies is important
and essential in guiding practice. Despite
numerous advances in pain management,
pain continues to be insufficiently managed.
Inadequate understanding and use of theory
to guide pain management practice may
obscure nurses’ ability to rely on theoretical
knowledge as a basis for pain management
care. Insufficient knowledge about the
theory of integral nursing precludes
effective application of its theoretical
concepts in clinical practice, thereby
inhibiting nurses’ ability to improve pain
management practice while also inhibiting
clients’ ability to participate in the co-
creation of personalized interventions to
relieve pain. Failure of the nurse to engage
in holistic care, to capture
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