Causation and Validation of Nursing Diagnoses: A Middle Range Theory
ConclusionsThe MRT can be a useful alternative for education, research, and translation of this knowledge into practice.
Implications for Nursing PracticeThis MRT can assist clinicians in understanding clinical reasoning, based on temporal logic and spectral interaction among elements of nursing classifications. In turn, this understanding will improve the use and accuracy of nursing diagnosis, which is a critical component of the nursing process that forms a basis for nursing practice standards worldwide.
Source: International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications - Category: Nursing Authors: Marcos VenĂcios Lopes, Viviane Martins Silva, T. Heather Herdman Tags: Original Article Source Type: research