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The role of theory in clinical nursing practice is an issue at the core of how knowledge is used in clinical practice. The role of theory in clinical nursing practice is viewed from the perspective of knowledge-use in practice, and is examined in the context of the nature of nursing practice and the structure of nursing knowledge. The role of theory in clinical nursing practice is at two levels: a general, un-specified level and a particularistic, situation-specific level. At the general, un-specified level, the theory’s role is to establish orientations and commitments to nursing perspectives and the philosophies of practice to be embedded in all instances of nursing practice. On the other hand, at the particularistic, situation-specific level, the theory’s role is to provide theoretical rationales to guide the ways specific nursing actions are produced in clinical situations. Nursing practice becomes knowledge-based by integrating these two levels of theory-use in clinical situations.

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