Nursing theory Essays & Research Papers

 Incorporating Theory Falls are the major causes of injury death and most common reason for non fatal injuries in hospital admissions of older adults of aged 65 and above. In 2010, 2.3 million non fatal injuries reported from falls and more than 662.000patients were hospitalized(CDC,2010).Nursing theories and frame works provide guidance and structuring for the nursing practice, education and research. Nursing theories always guide to do assessment,...

Theories and models of nursing practice Dr. Sabah Abbas Ahmad College of Nursing \ university of Baghdad Sabah.abbas@ymail.com COMPETENCIES 1. Definitions of theory, concept, model, proposition. 2. Explain the relationships of concepts and propositions to theory 3.Discuss the purpose of theory. 4. Explain the USE OF theories from other disciplines: . .5. Explain the interdependent roles of nursing practice, nursing theory, and nursing research. .6.History and evolution of nursing...

Nursing Theory: Theory is an analysis of a set of facts in relation to one another. A belief policy or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action. Theory can be described as a concept that can be tested and used to explain an occurrence. (www.wisegeek.com) Nursing Theory is the term given to the body of knowledge that is used to support nursing practice. An organized framework of concepts and purposes designed to guide the practice of nursing. (wikepedia.org/wiki/nursing-theory...

 The Theories of Lenininger and Watson in Nursing SUNY Empire State College July 14, 2013 As the healthcare system undergoes major transformations and the role of the professional nurse is expanding, having a definition of the goals and responsibilities of a nurse relative to other professionals within the healthcare community is vital. Nursing theories establish the scope and the significance of a nurse’s role as a healthcare provider. They provide a universal...

 Unit 1-4 Midterms Submitted to: Dr. C. Dimaculangan Submitted by: Johanna Patricia B. Posada, RN Unit I- Introduction to Theory 1. How does the Nursing Theory assist the practicing nurse in the delivery of care to patients? Explain your answer. Nursing theories are important to the lives of nurses because they help develop and understand further the nursing practice. These were formulated by the theorists because they believed that these will aid nurses in the holistic health...

There is an obvious deficiency in the application of theory in nursing practice. This paper will include a discussion of how nursing practice is affected by the use of nursing theory. I will provide evidence in relation to how theory based practice relates to the core competencies of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project. I will discuss a journal article that reinforces the gap of nursing theory in nursing practice, and interview...

Unit 10: Stress Theory; Selyle/Psychoneuroimmunology By Jessica Cronin RN, Teri Lieser RN Unit Summary Unit 10 examines stress, the stress response as described by Dr. Hans Selye in addition to clinical situations and research involving Stress Theory, a borrowed theory used in nursing practice. Unit Objectives 1. Describe the background, development and concepts of Stress Theory 2. Identify the relationship among Stress Theory concepts 3. Outline the phenomena, populations and...

INTRODUCTION Donnabelle Allauigan and Ericka Sarmiento In an ever-changing world, society tends to become increasingly diverse, in terms of behaviors, values beliefs and norms. With constant internal and environmental stimuli, such behaviors, values, beliefs and norms develop overtime which creates a mark in the mind of every individual, and is observed through social practices, religious structures and artistic expression. The end result of such change is what we recognize now as culture....

Dorothea Elizabeth Orem: Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory Dorothea E. Orem was known as a pioneer in the development of distinctive nursing knowledge and as one of foremost America’s nursing theorist (Alligood & Tomey, 2010, Fawcett, 2000). Her self-care deficit theory which is a general theory of nursing, is used widely in nursing today (Hartweg, 1995). Orem’s contributions played significant role in shifting nursing away from a medical model of practice and to gain recognition as a legitimate...

 The Future of Nursing Theory Discussion Huiying Shen Patrick Hogue Christel Rockwood University of Phoenix Nurs/403 7/1/2014 Mega Deol RN, MSN Theories and Models of Nursing Practice Nursing theory is the framework in nursing practice, so the development of nursing theory can alter nurses’ knowledge and behaviors, and also influence the nursing practice. In this project,...

Pergamon PII: SOO20-7489(96)00024-7 hf. J. Nurs. Stud,Vol 34, No. I, pp. 7683, 1997 (0 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved Printed in Great Britain 00X-7489/97 %17.00+0.00 The evaluation of nursing theory: a method for our madness Sharon L. Dudley-Brown Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Department of Material and Clinical Health, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. (Received 20 March 1995;revised 13 January 1996;accepted 11 March 1996) Abstract The...

Complexity Theory as Applied to Nursing, 2005 Abstract Many conventional ideas about the world we live in have been shaken to their foundations by the emerging concepts of chaos and complexity. Insights are now being gained from the application of complexity theory into phenomena varying in scale from the natural sciences such as biology to the concept of caring in the nurse-patient relationship. These new scientific ideas have significant implications for the theory and practice of...

Critique and Analysis of Family Stress Theory Nursing theory explains the relationship between concepts to enhance understanding and knowledge about a phenomenon (Walker & Advant, 2005). Theoretical frameworks for nursing of families provide a foundation for guiding the development of family centered care and research (Friedman, Bowden, & Jones, 2003).The application of theory helps to guide nursing practice, education, and research and supports the development of evidence-based nursing...

 Nursing Theory Analysis Isaiah G. Wachira American Sentinel University N505 PE Theoretical Foundations July 27, 2014 Dr. Kehm Nursing Theory Analysis Nursing Theory Analysis – Health Belief Model and Social Cognitive Theory Introduction As nurses, it is important to have a basic understanding of the nursing practice by reflecting on various nursing theories and principles used across a variety of clinical settings. Nursing theories serve as the foundation or the guiding principle of the...

Nursing Theory Plan of Care Theoretical Foundations of Practice NUR/513 March 05, 2012 Nursing Theory Plan of Care Ida Orlando literally wrote the book on the function of nursing. Her theory of the deliberative nursing process outlines a dynamic nurse-patient relationship in which the nurse uses his or her senses of perception together with deliberate actions to create an individualized care plan for each patient. Results of current research on the application of her theory follow...

Historical timeline of nursing theory development NUR/513 12/2/2012 Historical timeline of nursing theory development The evolution of nursing as a profession throughout time has proven to be both an art and science. Different events throughout history have shaped nursing into its current organization. Nursing in the future is improving, striving for better care and service to the community in whole. The objective of this paper is to discuss the historic development of nursing, the...

 The Cycle of Nursing Theory Erin Bancroft Concordia University The Cycle of Nursing Theory Nursing cannot exist without theory, and the concepts that define those principles. Every intervention a nurse organizes is based off of theory, and revolves directly around the patient. The current practice used as a Registered Nurse in the emergency room setting is similar, but less complicated than that of an Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner. Emergency room nurses...

Discussed in this paper will be nursing theory and review its importance to nursing as a profession. It will also focus on aspects of the nursing theorist Virginia Henderson and her theory on the complementary-supplementary model of nursing. Nursing leadership, as it relates to Henderson’s theory, will also be discussed. Nursing theory itself is defined as an organized framework of concepts and purposes designed to guide the practice of nursing (Dossey, 2008). There will be...

Critique of a Nursing Theory April 30, 2010 Critique of a Nursing Theory This is a critique of Myra Estrin Levine’s conservation principles model. I will be discussing the meaning of the theory of the four principles; conservation of energy, conservation of structural integrity, conservation of personal integrity, and conservation of social integrity. I will be using the criterion-based model (C-BaC) as a focus of the positive aspects of the theory, as outlined by Johnson & Webber...

Middle Range Theory in Nursing Cindy Spain American Sentinel University Middle Range Theory in Nursing The credibility of a profession is based upon its ability to create and apply theory. Nursing as a whole has not been at the forefront of theoretical research being much more practical or hands-on in nature. Unless nurses increase the value placed on research and the body of knowledge that establishes the legitimacy of their practice then nursing will remain in a subordinate position in...

Importance of Nursing Theory By: Ma. Mercedes G. Loo, RN, MSN Purpose / Significance of Nursing Theories Provide direction and guidance for structuring professional nursing practice, education and research and differentiating the focus of nursing in other professions ACTIVITY 1 1. Give the Purpose / Significance of Nursing Theories as: a. Discipline b. Research c. In Practice / Profession d. Education 2. Based on your experience as...

|Introduction to Nursing Theories | |This page was last updated on February 21, 2011 | |[pic] | |INTRODUCTION | |Each discipline has a unique focus for knowledge development that directs its inquiry | |and distinguishes it from other fields of...

ANNOTATION ON THE IDEAS OF SOME NURSING THEORISTS IN PRACTICE, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 1. Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory She stated in her nursing notes that nursing "is an act of utilizing the environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery" (Nightingale 1860/1969), that it involves the nurse's initiative to configure environmental settings appropriate for the gradual restoration of the patient's health, and that external factors associated with the patient's...

Term paper on “Nursing care theories and models and their application to: 1. Adult health nursing” 2. Community Health nursing” 3. Reproductive Health nursing” A theory is a set of propositions used to describe , explain predict and control. Nursing theory is the term given to the body of knowledge that is used to define or explain various aspects of each profession of nursing. Levels of nursing theories. * Grand nursing...

Pocholo N. Isidro R.N. Philippine Women's University, Master of Arts in Nursing Theoretical Framework for Nursing Practice – Module 2 A. Explain/describe the 4 phases of theorizing: 1. Factor-isolating theory – This first phase of development can be further subdivided into two major activities: first is naming or labeling, second is the classifying or categorizing. The basic activity of labeling concerns itself with the recognition of an individual factor or aspect, defining what...

Applying Theory to a Practice Problem October 3, 2012 Introduction Our first class in the masters in nursing program, has been focused on nursing theorists. We have learned about Grand Theories, which are theories that are very broad and difficult to test and Middle Range Theories, which are also broad theories but narrow enough to be testable. We have learned how to study the different theories, looking at how we can utilize theories to evaluate practice. I have been in a...

Nursing Theory Analysis Paper NSG5002 SO1 1/28/14 Theory/Dorothea Orem's Self-Care Theory The Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory According to Orem, Renpenning and Taylor (2003), the self-care deficit theory of nursing developed by Dorothea E. Orem focuses on the factors and requirements that an individual needs to meet in order to enhance his/her health and wellbeing. Fundamentally, nursing is required only when an individual cannot meet his/her...

Module 2: Nursing Theory Development, Analysis & Evaluation 1) What is the relationship between: Methatheory deals with the processes of generating knowledge and debating broad issues related to the nature of theory, types of theory needed, and suitable criteria for theory evaluation. Metatheory -refers to the phiosophical and methodologic questions related to developing a theroretical base for nursing. Gran Theory - Grand theories are thef conceptional frameworks of broad...

27 Theorists and Theories About Nursing and Health 323 Share on Facebook277 7 5 6 20 8 There are different nursing theories and health theories to help us explain the phenomena we are experiencing in health. Since nursing knowledge is the inclusive total of the philosophies, theories, research, and practice wisdom of the discipline, these theories define what nursing is or what sets it apart from different professions. Below is a shortlist of different health and nursing theories....

2. Identify the role of theory in nursing research. At the beginning of this class, I had very little understanding of the way theory and nursing research are related. I knew nursing research was useful for practice, and I had had much experience with finding and analyzing nursing research. However, I was having a hard time making the connection between theory and its usefulness in practice. The presentation by Lori Loan really helped me to make some of those crucial connections between theory...

Core Concepts across Nursing Theories Nursing theory is the phrase given to the group of experience used to encourage nursing practice. Nursing theory is a structure intended to systematize understanding and clarify experience in nursing, at a more particular and precise degree. A nursing theory is a collection of ideas, descriptions, connections, and theories or suggestions resulting from nursing examples or from other disciplines and plan a objective, methodical outlook of events by creating...

Nursing requires daily, hourly and even up to the minute tasks and details. The nurse is reactive and supportive, caring and efficient. It may be overwhelming to keep up with the many activities of daily nursing. But being professional nurse is all that and more. It means that you have an internal roadmap to patient care, a guide that helps you achieve good outcomes. This is where nursing theory comes in. Nursing theory can help you with overt and covert problems, as well as inform your nursing...

Nursing Philosophy, Model, and Theory Discussion NUR 403October 19, 2014 Introduction For the past four weeks, we have been learning about many different nursing theorists. In this paper, we will be discussing how the different nursing theorists have enhanced our views of the nursing process. We will also explain how some of the nursing theories have influenced our everyday practice. How nursing theorists have expanded our views of the nursing process “Nurses’ practice and their ability...

Jean Watson’s Philosophy of Nursing NUR/403-Theories and Models of Nursing Practice August 9th, 2010 Introduction Jean Watson’s theories of nursing are instrumental in today’s structure of nursing. Watson’s theories are being practiced in various health care setting all over the world. One of these theories in the nursing process. This entails first assessing...

Japan Journal of Nursing Science (2008) 5, 71 doi:10.1111/j.1742-7924.2008.00111.x EDITORIAL Nursing theory – remembering our future Modern nursing theory began with Virginia Henderson in the 1960s. In her grand theory of nursing, she defined nursing as “assisting individuals to gain independence in the performance of activities contributing to health or its recovery (Henderson, 1966, p. 15). Since the 1970s, the literature on nursing theory has focused upon two levels of nursing...

Socio Cultural Determinants that Affect Nutritional Status (of elderly above sixty years of age and children below five years of age) in Barangay Banga, Talisay, Batangas Introduction The effects of malnutrition on human performance, health and survival have been the subject of extensive research for several decades and studies show that malnutrition affects physical growth, morbidity, mortality, cognitive development, reproduction, and physical work capacity. Malnutrition is an underlying...

 Nursing Theory and Caring Nursing Theory and Caring Caring is a simple yet strong and powerful word, an abstract concept commonly found in nursing theory. Caring implies responsibilities, connections, and trust. Nurses take on the role with pride and honor. Nurses are caregivers. Many nursing theorists looked and still do look at caring as a core concept for nursing practice. Three main theorists come to mind, Jean Watson, Patricia Benner, and Kristen Swanson, when thinking...

Pocholo N. Isidro R.N. Philippine Women's University, Master of Arts in Nursing Theoretical Framework for Nursing Practice – Module 4 A. Look for an example of middle-range theory. Evaluate it as to the following (Be sure to justify your answers): 1. Congruence with nursing standards. 2. Congruence with current nursing interventions or therapeutics. 3. Evidence of empirical setting, research support and validity. 4. Use by educators, nursing researches or nursing...

Theoretical Framework for Nursing Practice – Module 6 A. Compare and contrast two of the models or theories presented in this chapter considering their usefulness in practice, research, education and administration. For the purposes of this discussion, I have selected King’s Theory of Goal Attainment and Peplau’s Theory of Interpersonal Relations. On a broad perspective, both theories aim at explaining the interaction processes that happen between a nurse and her patient....

 DOROTHEA OREM’ SELF-CARE DEFICIT THEORY OF NURSING Dorcas Gray NUR/403 January 13, 2014 Marilyn Moorhouse University of Phoenix Material Nursing Theorist Grid The chosen theorist is Dorothea Orem. Description of key points of the theory The self-care deficit theory “provides a way of looking at and investigating what nurses do” (Blais & Hayes, 2011, p. 102). It speaks to activities that individuals can perform independently to maintain life, health, and wellbeing....

Pocholo N. Isidro R.N. Philippine Women's University, Master of Arts in Nursing Theoretical Framework for Nursing Practice – Module 3 A. What are the 5 types of concepts and its characteristics? Give an example of each type. 1. Primitive Concepts are those that have a culturally shared meaning (Walker and Avant, 2005 as cited by Peterson and Bredow, 2009) or are those that are introduced as new in the theory (Meleis, 1997 as cited by Peterson and Bredow, 2009). For instance, in...

 Nursing Philosophy, Model, and Theory Discussion Kelly S. Matthews, Lori Miles NUR 403 June 1, 2015 Jacqueline de Paulis Nursing Philosophy, Model, and Theory Discussion Nursing is compromised of many theories and theorists. This class has helped us take a closer look at how nursing started and how it has evolved over the years. Nursing is constantly changing and evolving. Nursing has become more advanced with the help of many important nursing theorists. We chose to take a closer...

Running head: PHILOSOPHY 1 " " " " " " " " " My Personal Philosophy of Nursing Valeria Gates Walden University
 PHILOSOPHY 2 Abstract A nursing philosophy explains what nursing is and why nurses practice the way that they do. A philosophy of nursing is usually created by an individual nurses for use in their daily practice. Nurses use their personal philosophy to explain what he or she believes nursing is, the role of nursing in the healthcare field and how the nurse interacts with the...

From Novice to Expert Patricia E. Benner This page was last updated on September 16, 2011 Introduction •Dr Patricia Benner introduced the concept that expert nurses develop skills and understanding of patient care over time through a sound educational base as well as a multitude of experiences. •She proposed that one could gain knowledge and skills ("knowing how") without ever learning the theory ("knowing that"). •She further explains that the development of knowledge in...

“Lydia Eloise Hall” Nursing Theory: Care Core Cure Model BY: EMANE S. BENKRAKAR AUGUST 30, 2012 BIOGRAPHY: -Lydia Eloise Hall, nursing theorist of the Care, Cure, Core model of nursing was born in New York City on September 21, 1906 and grew up in Pennsylvania. Lydia Hall graduated at York Hospital School of Nursing on1927, Bachelors in Public Health Nursing in 1973, Bachelors in Public Health Nursing on 1932, and earns a Master of Arts degree in 1942 at Teacher’s College,...

 Peplau’s Intrapersonal relationship plays an important role as being a nurse. Her theory sets the foundation on how to approach the patient when first encountering him or her. She specifically identified four phases in interpersonal relationships: (1) orientation, (2) identification, (3) exploitation, and (4) resolution. Each of these phases’ overlaps, interrelates, and varies in duration as the process evolves toward a solution. (George, 2011) Peplau later...

Introduction Throughout this piece the writer will discuss the fundamentals of nursing (primary,secondary and tertiary care) when assessing Mr Murphy who is a seventy two year old gentleman recently discharged home from hospital on oxygen, post an exacerbation of his chronic lung disease. The assessment setting takes place within the commuity where the comunity nurse plays a pivotal role in assessing both Mr Murphy and Mrs Murphy within their home. This is appropriate due to Mr Murphy not...

Nursing Theorists 1. Florence Nightingale - Environment theory 2. Hildegard Peplau - Interpersonal theory 3. Virginia Henderson - Need Theory 4. Fay Abdella - Twenty One Nursing Problems 5. Ida Jean Orlando - Nursing Process theory 6. Dorothy Johnson - System model 7. Martha Rogers -Unitary Human beings 8. Dorothea Orem - Self-care theory 9. Imogene King - Goal Attainment theory 10. Betty Neuman - System model 11. Sister Calista Roy -...

Philosophy of Professional Nursing Each person may have an individual perspective about nursing. For professional nurses, interactions within their careers lead to the development of different philosophies and theories of nursing. As they build experience, knowledge may reshape these theories based on different situations they have encountered. The responsibility of a nurse is not limited to simply attending to patients at the bedside. Nurses not only provide comfort care, but must educate,...

University of Phoenix Material NUR/403, April 8, 2013 Nursing Theorist Grid 1. Theorist Selected: Jean Watson 2. Description of key points of the theory: Watson’s theory key point is “caring as the ethical and moral ideas of nursing that has interpersonal and humanistic qualities” (Watson, 2012, p. 111). Watson’s theory recognizes the importance of the nurse-patient relationship emphasizing the role of the nurse in nursing practice. Watson’s theory describes nursing with...

Application of Nursing Theory Leininger’s Transcultural Theory The practice of nursing in today’s multicultural societies calls for nurses to identify and meet the cultural needs of diverse groups of people; to understand the social and cultural reality of the client, family, and community; to develop expertise in the implementation of culturally acceptable strategies for the provision of nursing care, and to identify and use appropriate resources for health teaching that is...

 Nursing as a Discipline: It’s Interrelationship with Philosophy, Science and Ethics Raymund Christopher R. dela Pena Saint Louis University The discipline of nursing is concerned with how nurses interact with people in relation to their health and within their total environment. Nursing at its core is caring for people within their health experience. The effective nurse is able to think critically, feel deeply, communicate clearly, interact meaningfully, assume...

STUDY GUIDE FOR UNITS 1-3 1. Evolution of Practical Nursing: Chapter 1 a. What main contribution to nursing are attributed to each period? b. What contributed most to African-Americans’ involvement in nursing? The Civil War, beginning in 1861 c. What were Florence Nightingale’s and Mary Seacole’s specific contributions? 2. The Image of Nursing: Chapter 2 a. How has it changed over the decades? b. What is the public’s perception of nurses and nursing? c. What is the new image...

Running Head: DNP SCHOLAR VS, PhD SCHOLAR THE ROLE OF THE DNP CLINICAL SCHOLAR VS THE PhD CLINICAL SCHOLAR Linda J. Tucker Wayne State University Nursing 8620 Foundation of Nursing as a Discipline Professor Nancy M. George September 20, 2011 The purpose of this paper is to develop an argument essay on the DNP Scholar versus the PhD scholars. Understanding the Difference There is a lot of confusion in this weeks reading on whether having a Doctorate of Nursing Practice...

 Nursing Philosophy: My Nursing Abstract Philosophy is a system of beliefs, it is often looked at as an effort to define nursing situations that is observed to exist or happen and serves as the basis for later theoretical formulations. Florence Nightingale the first nurse theorist, philosophy states that nursing is establishing and environment that allows persons to recover from illness. Nursing has four metaparadigms the client, the...

Nursing has changed in a variety of ways over the years, but one of the most important transitions has been related to the increasing cultural diversity of the American population. In the article, Leininger's Transcultural Theory and Prayer; author D.E. Allyn expresses how prayer has benefit according to the cultural care theory. The first nurse to emphasize cultural care was Madeleine Leininger. According to Leininger, the goal of cultural care is culturally congruent care. Thus, when a client...

Nursing theorist Virginia Henderson, RN was a visionary, well ahead of her time in terms of her vision for the present and future of nursing. The major concept of her Definition of Nursing theory addresses the role of healthy independence for a nurse in addressing the holistic needs of a patient who is unable to self care, and therefore cannot attain independence due to knowledge deficit or debility or decreased will. The nurse practically fulfills the 14 basic needs in ways that are patient...

 Philosophy has an influence on nursing knowledge development because much of nursing began with a philosophical base. Philosophy is knowledge and nursing develops theories from knowledge which are based on people and their environment. McCurry et al. (2006) quotes, 'By using nursing models and theories congruent with our philosophical perspectives, nursing knowledge is advanced and practicing nurses become empowered through their ability to use knowledge to transform perspectives,...

Definition of Nursing “Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through diagnosis and treatment of human responses, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations,” defines the American Nurses Association (ANA, 2003, p. 6). The six main features of nursing are: provision of caring relationship to promote health; the different human experiences and responses to...

 Kolcaba's Comfort Theory: Utilized in practice MAEFlower71 East Tennessee State University August 5, 2013 Kolcaba's Comfort Theory: Utilized in practice Medical Theory Ever since the last century, nursing has becoming a professional discipline and just like every other discipline, it requires some theories to guide it. It has been seen that the nursing theory is split along three levels. One level is grand, then middle-range and then there is the situation...

Rosemarie Rizzo Parse - Humanbecoming – Background of the theorist: Rosemarie Rizzo Parse, a member of the American Academy of Nursing, is distinguished Professor Emeritus at Loyola University Chicago. She is founder and editor of Nursing Science Quarterly, and president of Discovery International, which sponsors international nursing theory conferences. Dr. Parse is also founder of the Institute of Humanbecoming, where she teaches the ontological, epistemological,...

Watson’s Theory of Human Caring The Watson's Theory of Caring, its major concepts and use in the field of nursing is described in this paper. The caring moment is illustrated by the case of a demented patient that serves to show the significance of love and caring. The interaction with the nurse, the patient and the family is here described as well as the carative factors used for the caring moment. The Caring Moment It is one of the elements that make up Jean Watson's Theory of...

Dorothy Johnson's Behavioral System Model in Nursing Practice: Group 5 Dorothy Johnson's Behavioral System Model in Nursing Practice Inspiration for the Behavioral System Model : Inspiration for the Behavioral System Model Florence Nightingale Grand Theorist: Nursing Hans Selye Endocrinologist: Father of Stress Talcott Parsons Sociologist: Social Action Theory Model was also inspired by behavioral scientists in psychology, sociology, and ethnology and System Theory scientist . Dorothy...

Application of Grand Theory Grand nursing theories are the large umbrellas of theory and are general concepts in all areas of nursing. They are specific in nursing tasks. The two theories can be used together but are different in the areas applied. Henderson’s comment “the best care is patient focused; better still, family focused” (as cited in Nicely & DeLario, 2011, p. 72). Her theory is to promote self care while the brain dead patient can not do this for themselves...

Madeleine Leininger's Cultural Theory Madeleine Leininger founded transcultural-nursing care. She is one of the very first nurse anthropologists that recognized care and culture as two major significant phenomena in nursing (Leininger.2002). Care according to Leininger’s concepts has different meaning in different cultures but in general, care refers to assistive or supportive behaviors that improve an individual’s condition (Leininger.2002). According to Madeleine Leininger, care is essential...

 Jean Watson’s Theory of Caring Marie Fisher Chamberlain College of Nursing NR501: Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice May 2015 Jean Watson’s Theory of Caring “A theory, as a general term, is a notion or an idea that explains experience, interprets observation, describes relationships, and projects outcomes (Parker & Smith, 2010). When applied to nursing, theories help us “understand and create meaning from our experience, organize and articulate our knowing, and...

The Application of Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory NUR 501 Chamberlain School of Nursing Application of Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory Introduction The environment theory of nursing is a patient-care theory. The delivery of patient centered care is the best delivery of care a patient can receive. Applying Nightingales environmental care theory of manipulation of the patient environment can affect the patient and assist in the...

 Importance of Theory Tricia Creviston RN-BSN NR- 501 January 18, 2015 Dr. Carin Tripodina Legacy, what is Legacy? As a nurse there is history and meaning behind everything that we do and stand for, this is based on our nursing legacy. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines legacy as: “something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past” (Merriam-Webster, 2015). The theoretical basis for our nursing interventions and knowledge is wrapped up in the...

For the comparison discussion I will be comparing Virginia Henderson’s grand theory of Principles and Practice of Nursing to Levine’s Consevation Model of Nursing. The article I used was, “Testing a Theory of Health Promotion for Preterm Infants Based on Levine’s Conservation Model of Nursing,” by Linda Medfford, and, Martha Raile Alligood. Virginia Henderson’s grand theory of Principles and Practice of Nursing, it is explained that the grand theory is for the brain dead patient. This theory...

Running head: NURSING AS CARING 1 Boykin and Schoenhofer: Theory of Nursing as Caring NURSING AS CARING 2 Introduction The theory of Nursing as Caring was developed by Anne Boykin and Sarvina Schoenhofer. In the late 1980’s, the two were involved in research involving elements of caring and the practical implications of caring elements when they discovered there was little to no research or literature in...

Peplau (1969) suggested that nurses need to become aware of themselves, their personal needs and their personal reactions, in order to help patients to meet their own needs. Nurses must develop the skill of attaining professional closeness, an attribute only learned through professional Some limitations of Peplau's theory include the lack of emphasis on health promotion and maintenance; that intra-family dynamics, personal space considerations, and community social service resources are less...

 Historical Development of Nursing Timeline NUR/513 June 25, 2013 Abstract Studying the historical development of nursing helps the nurse to recognize the numerous forces and issues that confront the nursing profession. In addition, understanding the history of nursing allows the nurse to gain appreciation for the role of the nurse and evolution of the nursing profession. The nursing discipline is full of history with modest beginnings. However, over the years, the profession...

 Theory offers structure and organization to nursing knowledge and provides a logical way of gathering information to describe, explain, and predict nursing practice. Theories describe and explain nursing and the purpose of nursing to differentiate it from other caring professions by setting boundaries. (McEwen & Wills, 2014, p. 25). The use of theories gives nursing its own identity and takes away the task-oriented description of the past. Kolcaba’s theory of comfort is a theory that is...

A nursing theory is an idea formed by an experienced and educated nurse who has speculated his/her practice and formed and set of rules and techniques. “The basic purposes of theory are description, explanation, predication, and/or control” (Peterson & Bredow, 2008, p 26). They are modeled by the theorist’s personal observations and insights. Theories are very different due to the fact that Nursing encompasses so many different concepts compared to other professions. I have found that...

Dr. Dorothea Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory The Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory (SCDNT) was conceived and developed during a time when Nursing lacked definition and identity within the medical community. This theory, not only, helped to move nursing from vocation to profession, it “is one of the most commonly used in practice” (Alligood, 2010, p 261). The SCDNT has “four structured cognitive operations: diagnostic, prescriptive, regulatory, and control” (Alligood, 2010, p 266)....

Processes For Analyzing Nursing Theory With the development of many nursing theories, there arises the need to sort through the various ideas and critically analyze the worth for the profession and for personal practice. Just as any ideas should be examined before blind acceptance, so should nursing theory. A critique involves reflectively thinking about the theory and judging its value in a certain situation. A consideration regarding the contribution of the theory to body of knowledge must be...

A theory is a vital basis of every nursing endeavor. It can possibly explain the sense of every nursing action in the field. Without such, the practice of the profession will lack sense and deeper meaning. All throughout the history of nursing, it became a foundation that governs nurses in performing their duties. Like the theory of Nightingale which guided nurses during the Crimean War when Florence, along with other trained nurses took care of the soldiers who were injured by attending to...

Bevis refers to caring as a life force, one of life's essential ingredients and possibly the most essential. She refers to caring as an art that requires theory, philosophy, and practice. In the article she defines caring as a feeling of dedication to another constructively and positively by increasing intimacy and mutual self-actualization, and that the purpose of caring is to facilitate that self-actualization. "Caring helps prevent disease and promote health." Bevis states "It is the rare...

Application of Theory Paper Guidelines & Scoring Rubric Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to synthesize one strategy for the application of a specific nursing theory to resolving a problem or issue of nursing practice in nursing leadership, nursing education, nursing informatics, or health policy. Course Outcomes Through this assignment, a student will demonstrate the ability to: (CO#1) Analyze theories from nursing and relevant fields with respect to their components,...

Katharine Kolcaba: Comfort Theory Sarah SchlenvogtPresentation College In my nursing practice with long term care residents, I frequently care for dying residents. Instead of simply providing these patients with medication to ease the pain, I wanted to learn about ways to enhance the comfort of the dying patient and assist their beloved family throughout the difficult process. This desire led me to undertake a concept analysis of comfort. Through my research at the end of life, I discovered...

Florence Nightingale –Environmental Theory Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), considered the founder of educated and scientific nursing and widely known as "The Lady with the Lamp", wrote the first nursing notes that became the basis of nursing practice and research. The notes, entitled Notes on Nursing: What it is, What is not (1860), listed some of her theories that have served as foundations of nursing practice in various settings, including the succeeding conceptual...

Watson’s Theory of Human Caring Alicia Davis NUR 403 April 5, 2010 Kimberly Frommel Theories contain concepts, definitions, models, propositions, and are being based on assumptions (Nursing Theories, 2010). The nursing profession uses nursing theories as the framework and foundation for practice. Many people find nursing theories to be meaningless and of no use to the profession, as this student did before she knew what the history and meaning behind nursing theories. Nursing theories aid...

 Nursing Theory: How Nursing was before and How Nursing is Today Abstract Nursing has been and will continue to evolve with new theories related to patients, nurses, education, and science. The past and present research and ideas of nursing theorists impact the science of nursing and the standards of the nursing profession. Core components of nursing have resulted from the development of different nursing theories developed over the years which have...

As in any profession, nursing is built on essential concepts that are understood to be of vital importance. They include concepts of person, health, environment, and nursing practice. Collectively they are called the metaparadigmal concepts. These concepts are the basis for development of nursing theories and nursing conceptual models (Cresaia & Friberg, 2010). Growth, stability, and complexity are 3 viewpoints theorists of conceptual nursing models use to illustrates the correlation between the...

Historical Development of Nursing The American Nurses Association (ANA) defines nursing as “…the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations” (American Nurses Association, 2003, p. 6). Nursing is considered an art, a practice, and a science. The relationship between theory,...

Nursing Theorist Assignment Allison M Wood, RN NUR/403 March 12, 2012 Shoni Davis, RN DNSc Nursing Theorist Assignment Sister Callista Roy developed the Adaptation Model of Nursing in 1976 after becoming concerned of the importance of relating the characteristics of nursing to the community. This interest encouraged her to begin developing the model with the purpose of nursing being to support adaptation. Roy began organizing her nursing theory as she developed curriculum for nursing...

OREM’S THEORY AND NURSING PROCESS Nursing process presents a method to determine the self care deficits and then to define the roles of person or nurse to meet the self care demands. The steps within the approach are considered to be the technical component of the nursing process. Orem emphasizes that the technological component "must be coordinated with interpersonal and social processes within nursing situations. Nursing Process Orem’s Nursing Process Assessment Diagnosis and...

RUNNING HEAD: Historical Development of Nursing Timeline 1 Historical Development of Nursing Timeline Jill Dawson, BSN, RN, IBCLC NUR/513 May 7, 2012 Kynthia James Historical Development of Nursing 2 The historical development of nursing has transformed over the years since the beginning writings of Florence Nightingale originating in 1859. Although she did not publish her work as nursing theory, Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing is presented as the first nursing...

Nursing Theorist Grid Use grid below to complete the Week 4-Nursing Theorists assignment. Please see the “Nursing Theorists’ Grading Criteria” document, located on the Materials page of the student Web site. Name: Thomas Miller Theorist Selected: Ida Orlando Description of Theory: “Orlando’s theory is a reflective practice that is based on discovering and resolving problematic situations” (Alligood, 2010, p. 339). This theory is focused on defining the...

 Nursing is defined as caring for the sick or injured. I believe that nursing is not just caring for the sick or injured, it is having the compassion to care, the knowledge to know what to do, the patience to deal with people, caring for man-kind, and most importantly able to put one’s own ideals aside, and not judge. A nurse must be open to new cultures and able to accept the differences in people. The purpose of this paper is to describe the author’s personal philosophy on nursing ,...

SPOON RIVER COLLEGE NUR 215 ISSUES OF NURSING Unit I Development of Nursing Objectives Learning Content Learning Activities 1. Summarize health practices through the course of history. 2. Describe the image of nursing in art, media, and literature over time. 3. Analyze ways that have shaped the image of nursing throughout the years. 4. Argue how nursing fits criteria of a professional. 5. Compare social forces that have affected roles of American nurses. 6. Integrate knowledge of...

Personal Philosophy of Nursing Personal Philosophy of Nursing Pamela Metzger September 11, 2011 Jacksonville University Personal Philosophy of Nursing Nursing Philosophy What is nursing, what does nursing mean to me? After much thought I have put together a few ideas of what the term nursing means to me, along with some supporting ideas from references I have read. Jacksonville University School of Nursing Philosophy One of the primary foundations of...

Good Evening. My Name is Joyce Sanchez Hatchett Personal definition of nursing: a profession in which a person has received an education in the field of nursing and has passed state regulatory boards/ must be able to function as a patient advocate, a compassionate care giver, researcher, teacher, joke teller, must be emphathetic, comforting, competent, intelligent. Incorporates the patient and families mental, spiritual and physical needs in the plan of care. Communicates well with pt and...

 Freshman Seminar 111 Table of Content I. Bibliography II. Introduction III. Area of Interest Name of Major College/School of Major Dean of the College/Major Chairperson of Department Academic Advisor IV. Academic Plan of study V. Analysis of course VI. University Requirements . Biography Page Southern University website Introduction My name is .... I was born on January 8,...

There are a multitude of grand nursing theorists and theories available to nurses for the use of knowledge and adaptation into practice. The four categories of grand theory include needs, interaction, outcomes, and caring. Each type of grand nursing theory has its own unique concepts, definitions, and proposition, with the purpose of assisting and bettering a patient's well-being. Even with the same focus, each theory and corresponding theorist is much different in regards...

The Basic Concepts of Transcultural Nursing Transcultural Nursing - A humanistic and scientific area of formal study and practice in nursing which is focused upon differences and similarities among cultures with respect to human care, health, and illness based upon the people's cultural values, beliefs, and practices, and to use this knowledge to provide cultural specific or culturally congruent nursing care to people ... Leininger Leininger (1991) notes the main goal of transcultural...