Tasks:
1. Choose a theory that finds practical application in critical care/pediatric/psychiatric nursing and discuss the origins of the theory based on the following criteria:
• How did the happenings of the nursing profession impact the origin of this theory?
• What values, evidence, or existing knowledge did the theorist cite to support the theory?
• What was the theorist’s motivation behind writing the theory?

2. Compare the nursing philosophy of Benner and Henderson on the basis of the following criteria.
• Main ideas of the theory
• Main concepts
• Relationships between concepts
• How different concepts affect each other
Cite an example or case study from your field where both these philosophies find practical utility.