Comparing Kolcaba's Theory And The Purpose Of Nursing Practice
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 used throughout nursing, although many nurses may not recognize it as a theory. This theory outlines the comfort needs of patients and develops specific comfort measures to meet those needs (Oliveira, 2013). Kolcaba’s theory describes nursing as the method
Kolcaba’s theory of comfort is a theory that is used throughout nursing, although many nurses may not recognize it as a theory. This theory outlines the comfort needs of patients and develops specific comfort measures to meet those needs (Oliveira, 2013). Kolcaba’s theory describes nursing as the method