Reply to Jose Luis Hugo
Hey Jose,
Thanks for sharing your post with the class. I like how you have used the correct referencing in your post, as well as reliable sources to back up your arguments. I agree that the four basic types and purpose of theories can either be categorized as descriptive, explanatory, predictive, or prescriptive theories. According to Wayne (2020), the prescriptive theory, concerning nursing, stipulates the actions that a nurse must undertake to achieve a prescribed goal.
References
Wayne, G. (2020). Nursing Theories and Theorists. Retrieved from: https://nurseslabs.com/nursing-theories/
Reply to Shaida Amid
Hey Shaida,
Thanks for sharing. In general, nursing theories are in place to provide a framework of purposes and concepts to guide nursing practice at a more specific and concrete level. Nursing theories can either be factor-isolating theories, factor-relating theories, explanatory theories, or predictive theory. According to Bond (2011), factor-isolating theory describes the dimensions and properties of phenomena while explanatory theory explains the nature of relationships between different phenomena. I agree that the testing of descriptive theories can be done through descriptive research techniques, including literature review, ethnography, or grounded theory.
References
Bond, A. E., Eshah, N. F., Bani‐Khaled, M., Hamad, A. O., Habashneh, S., Kataua’, H., … & Maabreh, R. (2011). Who uses nursing theory? A univariate descriptive analysis of five years’ research articles. Scandinavian journal of caring sciences, 25(2), 404-409.