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Summary
Adopting a single nursing macrotheory hinders professional development. A board game illustrates how ignoring death and dying in nursing models limits the discipline and stifles intuition.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Theory
- Philosophy of Science
Background:
- Nursing macrotheories provide frameworks for the discipline.
- Current macrotheories may not encompass all aspects of nursing practice.
- The development of nursing knowledge relies on robust theoretical underpinnings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To critically examine existing nursing macrotheories.
- To illustrate the limitations of adopting a single theoretical model.
- To highlight the exclusion of death and dying in current nursing conceptual models.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of nursing macrotheories.
- Development and use of a board game simulation.
- Qualitative assessment of theoretical inclusivity.
Main Results:
- A board game simulation revealed that major nursing macrotheories omit discussions of death and dying.
- Exclusive reliance on a single macrotheory was shown to inhibit nursing's developmental trajectory.
- The exclusion of death and dying represents a significant gap in current nursing conceptual models.
Conclusions:
- The acceptance of only one nursing macrotheory is limiting and inhibits the discipline's growth.
- Nursing requires a broader theoretical approach that incorporates all aspects of care, including death and dying.
- A more inclusive theoretical landscape fosters greater innovation and intuitive practice in nursing.