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    Comforting the Neonate; application of the Comfort Care Theory Introduction An anonymous author once said‚ "In the last stages of a final illness‚ we need only the absence of pain and the presence of family." The comfort care theory by Katharine Kolcaba exemplifies this by creating a baseline of quality care that both nurses and doctors can utilize in providing care to a dying patient. Comfort has been called a distinguishing characteristic of the nursing profession yet‚ until Katharine Kolcaba

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    Kolcaba’s theory of comfort would be an excellent middle range theory for a manager to utilize in directing patient care in a pediatric emergency department. The focus on enhancing the comfort of patients and families would help to improve patient satisfaction scores‚ increase business‚ and reduce the stress of staff. In Kolcaba’s propositions of comfort theory she discusses that patients and families are more satisfied with health care and have better outcomes when comfort is achieved and the

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    Between both theories Family centered theory revolves around family and comfort care theory focuses on patient. Family centred theory works according to psychological needs of family (Chow‚ Ateah‚ Scott‚ Ricci‚ & Kyle‚ 2013). It includes working with family and child to provide holistic care; whereas‚ comfort care theory achieve holistic care by providing physical‚ psychospiritual‚ sociocultural‚ and environmental aspects (Kolcaba K. ‚ 2003). The main difference between two theories is that nurses

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    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

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    style that incorporate the whole group to participate in decision making. Leadership theories such as transformational leadership are constantly used to guide nursing leadership research by projecting positive outcomes (Dabke‚ 2016). Therefore‚ the approach of transformational theory will help the nurse leaders in creating a sense of collective structure that facilitates positive outcomes related to optimal nursing care (Dabke‚ 2016).

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    The middle range theory that favored and found most relatable was the Theory of Comfort. The Theory of Comfort was created by Katharine Kolcaba (Dowd‚ 2014). Kolcaba’s Theory of Comfort include the following concepts: health care needs‚ comfort interventions‚ intervening variables‚ comfort‚ health-seeking behaviors‚ institutional integrity‚ best practices‚ and best policies (Dowd‚ 2014). The health care needs concept can be physical‚ psychospiritual‚ sociocultural‚ or environmental and are generally

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    Between Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory And Orthopedic Nursing by Myra D. Iliano St. Joseph’s College of Maine NU 500 Conceptual Bases for Nursing C. Andrew Martin‚ Instructor March 1‚ 2012 Abstract Katherine Kolcaba’s Theory of Comfort establishes a framework for care provided by the nurse by defining the state of comfort as it exists in various forms and contexts. The achievement of optimal health through the relief of pain is asserted as the foundation of all nursing care (Kolcaba‚ 2003).

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    REFLECTION ON KOLCABA COMFORT THEORY. Comfort theory was developed by Dr Kolcaba in 1984. She begins by analyzing the concept‚ which I think is a very important aspect to understanding the theory. The theory is based on the philosophy of holism. She views the person has a whole‚ consisting of a mental‚ emotional and spiritual life. According to Kolcaba comfort is the satisfaction of basic human needs for relief‚ ease‚ and transcendence arising from health care situations. After learning

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    Related to the Theory of Comfort Introduction Practicing as a nurse‚ I realize I follow my own metaparadigm of nursing. In this paper‚ I relate my own personal beliefs with that of a popular nursing theorist. Though my research on theory is just beginning‚ I feel my metaparadigm most relates to that of Katharine Kolcaba and her theory of comfort. I will seek to illustrate my philosophy with the knowledge and nursing experience I have. Origin of Theory The idea of comfort and theory started to

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    Final Paper in Comfort Theory Ruben Perez NGR 5110 July 15th‚ 2013. Prof. Dr. Daniel Little Nursing Scenario I chose this scenario which is appropriate for the application of Kolcaba’s Comfort theory: You are a nurse on an inpatient oncology unit. Your patient is a 72-year-old competent male who has been told his cancer is terminal and that further treatment is unlikely to have any benefit. He accepts that and would like to explore hospice. However‚ his two adult children insist that he

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