Health science encompasses evidence-based practice that requires practitioners to understand the experiences and practices of the past in order to make informed decisions. As a result, there is a need to integrate both theories and concepts into practice by learning the interrelationships. This enables individuals in the health sector to explain different phenomena that further increase their knowledge in the field. Consequently, with the lives of people being at risk, appropriately integrating theory and concepts as a leader in the profession can significantly improve health outcomes.
Historical perspectives and outlooks can thus guide students as they transition into the health profession by enabling them to predict and explain different scenarios that they experience or may encounter in the future. Furthermore, the decisions they make must be based on factual data that can enable the evaluation of the available information. Becoming a leader in such environments may be challenging due to the magnitude and ultimate consequences of wrong choices. Therefore, having the right knowledge on the appropriate theories and concepts to rely on in making these pronouncements can form a valid basis for improving the capabilities of the individual.
Keeping a journal of theories and concepts can thus play an essential role in identifying the issues affecting health sciences thus increasing the knowledge on the subject. Students can learn how best to apply them by keeping a record of how they are intended to be used and the different ways that they can benefit them as they transition their knowledge into practice. Therefore, this will be an important area of interest during the course since it impacts their ability to gain and understand theories and concepts in the course.