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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Is Theory Important to Bedside Nursing?
Nurses convey a wealth of knowledge and proficiency to the resource decision making in many different aspects of the healthcare system. Traditionally, nurses have been most active in decisions that primarily cater to patients, which include, nursing education, social concerns, and tasks of a typical nurse’s workday; providing continuing exposure to critical issues affecting direct patient care.
As society becomes more and more diverse and cultured, new dispositions will have novel effect of the normative of the nurse’s theory. Patient care and nurses’ awareness are becoming more challenging, requiring nurses to be more active contributors in health care decisions; necessitating more critical thinking in the aspect …show more content…
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