Knowledge and applicability of nursing theories by undergraduate students

Abstract

Doi: 10.5902/217976929931 Aims: to assess the knowledge and applicability of nursing theories by undergraduate students of a private college in Teresina, Piauí, Brazil. Method: quantitative study with 38 undergraduate students. The data was collected through questionnaires and analyzed in the program Statistical Package for Social Science. Results: the students understood the implications of nursing theories for the profession; 89.4% applied some of these theories during their undergraduation, 84.22% were familiar with these theories, since they correctly related them to their theoretical-practical approaches. Conclusions: the undergraduates know and have applied nursing theories during their undergraduation.

Keywords

• enfermagem
• estudantes de enfermagem
• teoria de enfermagem.