Exploring Nursing Theory Conversance in Doctor of Nursing Practice Education
A working knowledge of theory requires theory translation within and outside the nursing discipline to guide practice and inform generative epistemic nursing knowledge. However, theory focused content for application to practice is scarce in many Doctor of Nursing (DNP) education programs. Communication between faculty and students regarding the use of theory to guide practice is an important action that is not well understood. The terminology to describe this process is nursing theory conversance (NTC). However, NTC has not been defined within the literature. We provide a tentative definition of NTC and explore its importance in DNP education.
Authors
- M. Gill
- Sharon Little
- Laura Reed
- Janet Tucker
- Michelle Rickard
- Jacqueline Sharp
- Amanda Matthaei
- Rhonda Johnson
Institutions
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center (US)
- Matrix Engineering (United States) (US)
- Tennessee Department of Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advances in Nursing Science
- Published
- 2025-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ans.0000000000000612
- Primary Topic
- Nursing education and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00