To find in-depth research on how nursing theory applies to research and practice, search the CINAHL database for scholarly journal articles.
Here are some tips!
- Conduct a subject or keyword search to obtain Nursing Theory or Nursing Models for a general subject search and overview on the topic.
- Conduct an author search to obtain articles written by a specific nursing theorist using the subject, keyword or author fields.
- Conduct a subject or keyword search on the exact theory you are researching (Neuman Systems Model).
Sample subject terms that might be of use when searching:
- Education, Nursing, Theory-Based
- Name of Specific theory (e.g. Orem Self-Care Model)
- Nurse Theorists
- Nursing Models, Theoretical
- Nursing Theory
- Nursing Practice, Theory-Based
- Philosophy, Nursing
- Theory Construction
