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Abstract
Nursing theory is a well thought-out and systematic expression of a set of recommendations
related to questions in the discipline of nursing. A nursing theory is a set of ideas, definitions,
relationships, and expectations or suggestions derived from nursing models or from other
disciplines and project a purposive, methodical outlook of phenomena by designing specific
inter-relationships among notions for the purposes of describing, explaining, forecasting, and
/or recommending. The purpose of the study is to help nurses to describe, explain and predict
daily experiences and also serve to guide valuation, involvement and assessment of nursing
care. Provide a justification for assembling trustworthy and valid data about the health
prominence of clients, which are necessary for effective decision making and execution.
Enrich self-sufficiency of nursing by defining its own independent functions.
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