Artificial separation of nursing theory and practice

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Paraphrase - One of the most important issues facing the discipline of nursing is the artificial separation of nursing theory and practice. Nursing can no longer afford to see these dimensions as disconnected territories, belonging to either scholars or practitioners. The examination and use of nursing theories are essential for closing the gap between nursing theory and nursing practice. Nurses in practice have a responsibility to study and value nursing theories, just as nursing theory scholars must understand and appreciate the day-to-day practice of nurses. Nursing theory informs and guides the practice of nursing, and nursing practice informs and guides the process of developing theory. The theories of any professional discipline are useless if they have no effect on practice. Just as psychotherapists, educators, and economists base their approaches and decisions on particular theories, so should nurses be guided by selected nursing theories.

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