Much Of The History Of Nursing Practice Has Been Driven By Traditional Gender Roles
According to the American Nurse’s Association’s Social Policy Statement (2010), “theory is a set of interrelated concepts, definitions, or propositions used to systematically describe, explain, predict, or control human responses or phenomena of interest to nurses” (p. 13) Theory is applied to nearly every professional career field from business to engineering. Theory is utilized to organize knowledge, guide practice, advance science, and solidify the future of the profession (Parker and Smith, 2010). The theoretical concepts of nursing seek to maximize the profession of nursing beyond the day to day technical skills/tasks to develop researched, evidence-based practices. Integrating nursing theory into practice validates the nursing profession to our colleagues and other disciplines. Additionally, Parker and Smith (2010) states that “the primary purpose of nursing theories is to further the development and understand of nursing practice” (p. 8).
Throughout a large portion of history, nursing practice has been driven by traditional gender roles. Similarly, I have adopted this role and integrated it into practice. My practice has always seemed to be distinctly different halves, the empirics based science of nursing and the caring, nurturing side. The empirical aspect of my career has been based on the academia of nursing school while the other half has been based on the female nurturer of society expectation. As such, much of the care I have provided as a nurse has been intuitive and instinctual, meeting people’s needs much like a mother to a child or the well caring for the ill. This caring process has been based on natural responses of one human being to another. With this methodology in mind, the how and why of my practice could not truly be explained or supported due to the intuitive nature. Parker and Smith (2010) state, “ nurses must know what they doing, why they are doing it, what the range of outcomes of nursing may be, and indicators for documenting
Throughout a large portion of history, nursing practice has been driven by traditional gender roles. Similarly, I have adopted this role and integrated it into practice. My practice has always seemed to be distinctly different halves, the empirics based science of nursing and the caring, nurturing side. The empirical aspect of my career has been based on the academia of nursing school while the other half has been based on the female nurturer of society expectation. As such, much of the care I have provided as a nurse has been intuitive and instinctual, meeting people’s needs much like a mother to a child or the well caring for the ill. This caring process has been based on natural responses of one human being to another. With this methodology in mind, the how and why of my practice could not truly be explained or supported due to the intuitive nature. Parker and Smith (2010) state, “ nurses must know what they doing, why they are doing it, what the range of outcomes of nursing may be, and indicators for documenting