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Using a Nursing Theory or a Model in Nursing PhD Dissertations: A Qualitative Study From Turkey

“…PhD dissertations are studies that create knowledge associated with a scientific discipline. Nurse faculty members have a responsibility to expose doctoral students to theories within nursing (Karnick, ). Over several decades, scholars have attempted to encompass the trinity of physical, psychological, and social aspects of care in theories and models of nursing, which intended to guide practice and provide a platform for training on curricula and research, thus supporting the development of professional knowledge (McCrae, ).…”

“…The processes followed during research in PhD courses are important in terms of creating new scientific knowledge. Educational process during a PhD program is valuable in that it provides a student with opportunities to become aware of many perspectives toward given phenomena (Karnick, ). Nursing models and theories should be incorporated into the curricula of PhD programs in nursing so that nursing domain knowledge and a theoretical nursing language can be created.…”