What is Intentional Dialogue

Story theory, an intermediate-level nursing theory, was developed by nursing theorists Smith and Liehr. According to theorists, stories express who people are, where they are, and where they are going. Story theory can be used when one wants to understand what is most important to an individual with a health problem. The purpose of story theory is to reveal and evaluate the story of individuals as a basis for systematic data collection and analysis in the practice and research dimension of the nurse's health promotion process. While mostly qualitative analysis is used in the analysis of the story, quantitative analysis is also used. Liehr and Smith point out that stories should be used more in nursing in order to develop nursing knowledge.