Nursing theories related to a home environment
NURSING THEORIES RELATED TO A HOME ENVIRONMENT
Abstract
This paper explores six published articles containing information about three nursing theories and how to integrate them into improving care and how they will work symbolically to provide better care for the elderly population at home. The three theories will address a patient’s personal home environment, nurse-patient relationship, and the emotional needs of elderly patients, while identifying how the three theories are similar and different.
Introduction
Elderly patients are facing challenging obstacles in their home environment such as managing their own health care needs and maintaining safety in the home. Even though these patients want to stay home, they have numerous medical problems which lead to hospitalizations. To keep these patients home and to prevent hospitalizations, home health care is usually ordered to help patients maintain health and safety. The home health nurse is an integral part in helping the patient and his/her caregiver with managing health care needs. Three theories: Rodger’s Theory of Science of Unitary Human Beings, Watson’s Theory of Human Caring, and Peplau’s Theory of Interpersonal Relationship will be defined, the theories will be applied to nursing in the home health environment, and the theories’ similarities and differences will be outlined.
Rodger’s Science of Unitary Human Beings
Rodger’s Science of Unitary Human Beings identifies how the patient and environment are integral and create a multidimensional universe of open systems. There is constant interacting between person and their environment, which are constantly changing. Rodger’s stipulates that a patient cannot be separated from his or her environment and nurses need to promote health and wellbeing wherever the patient may be located. (Klemm & Stashinko, 1997)
In the home health environment, the nurse treats the patient in his or her home. The nurse must assess the patient’s entire
Abstract
This paper explores six published articles containing information about three nursing theories and how to integrate them into improving care and how they will work symbolically to provide better care for the elderly population at home. The three theories will address a patient’s personal home environment, nurse-patient relationship, and the emotional needs of elderly patients, while identifying how the three theories are similar and different.
Introduction
Elderly patients are facing challenging obstacles in their home environment such as managing their own health care needs and maintaining safety in the home. Even though these patients want to stay home, they have numerous medical problems which lead to hospitalizations. To keep these patients home and to prevent hospitalizations, home health care is usually ordered to help patients maintain health and safety. The home health nurse is an integral part in helping the patient and his/her caregiver with managing health care needs. Three theories: Rodger’s Theory of Science of Unitary Human Beings, Watson’s Theory of Human Caring, and Peplau’s Theory of Interpersonal Relationship will be defined, the theories will be applied to nursing in the home health environment, and the theories’ similarities and differences will be outlined.
Rodger’s Science of Unitary Human Beings
Rodger’s Science of Unitary Human Beings identifies how the patient and environment are integral and create a multidimensional universe of open systems. There is constant interacting between person and their environment, which are constantly changing. Rodger’s stipulates that a patient cannot be separated from his or her environment and nurses need to promote health and wellbeing wherever the patient may be located. (Klemm & Stashinko, 1997)
In the home health environment, the nurse treats the patient in his or her home. The nurse must assess the patient’s entire
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