Identify an outcome of nursing practice in your area of practice that can be improved and provide evidence from the literature to support why it is a problem. Create a clinical nursing theory in the form Concept A | Proposition | Concept B. Identify and define your concepts and how they could be measured in a research study.
a. Problem: In home health, fall risk patients often use throw rugs, increasing their risk of falling. Evidence from the literature suggests that falls are a common and often serious issue for elderly individuals living at home.

Concept A: Throw rug use
Proposition: Increases
Concept B: Fall risk

b. Problem: In pediatric nursing, medication errors are a prevalent issue, leading to adverse events for young patients. Literature demonstrates that medication errors in pediatric populations can have serious consequences.

Concept A: Medication administration
Proposition: Causes
Concept B: Adverse events

c. Problem: In psychiatric nursing, restraint use among patients is a frequent occurrence, leading to negative outcomes and decreased patient autonomy. Literature shows that the use of restraints can lead to physical and psychological harm for individuals in psychiatric care.

Concept A: Restraint use
Proposition: Impacts
Concept B: Patient autonomy

d. Problem: In community health nursing, medication non-adherence is a prevalent issue among individuals with chronic diseases, leading to poor health outcomes. Research indicates that medication non-adherence is associated with increased hospitalizations and complications.

Concept A: Medication non-adherence
Proposition: Results in
Concept B: Poor health outcomes