Purpose
As the nursing profession continually evolves, practice knowledge is increasing and closing the theory-practice gap. The purpose of this discussion is to explore how nursing theory is used as a framework in nursing research, building the body of professional nursing knowledge.
Please answer all the questions below with at least 3 scholarly references published within the last 5 years.
Please address the following 2 questions based on the attached article titled “Nursing Theory in the Quest for the Sustainable Development Goals”
- Using one of the articles provided in this week’s course announcement, identify the nursing theory used to frame the nursing research.
- Analyze the selected nursing theory and describe how the theory applies to nursing’s metaparadigm, including each of the following:
- Person
- Health
- Environment
- Nursing


