T-NDX Diagram: Educational Technology Used to Teach Diagnostic Reasoning Based on Nursing Theories.

Purpose: To describe an educational technology to be applied to the teaching and learning of diagnostic judgment based on nursing theories.
Methods: A methodological study with 10 stages for the development of educational technology.
Findings: An innovative educational technology is proposed to incorporate theoretical and methodological domains in a V-shaped diagram for the diagnosis judgment.
Conclusions: The technology is innovative in integrating theory and method in a more comprehensive and original way, considering the philosophies and world views of students throughout the reasoning process.
Implications for Nursing Practice: T-NDx Diagram may be useful in enhancing the integration of philosophical and theoretical knowledge and diagnostic judgment, especially for nursing undergraduate students.
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