Goetz Maryville University The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast nursing theorists from the four categories which are identified by Meleis as: Needs‚ Interaction‚ Outcome and Caring. (Meleis‚ 2012‚ Chapter 9) I have chosen Faye Abdellah‚ Imogene King‚ Myra Levine and Jean Watson as the grand theorists that I would like to explore for this study in contrast and comparison. This decision was made‚ in part‚ due to the fact that all of these theorists were born and educated in the
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have highlighted a theorist from each school of thought and briefly discussed their educational background‚ my perception of their definition and philosophy of nursing‚ and the goal/purpose of their theory. Needs theorist Faye Abdellah Educational Background Faye Abdellah received her nursing education at Fitkin Memorial Hospital School of Nursing‚ Nepture‚ N.J. and graduated in 1942. She then went on to study chemistry at Rutgers University prior to receiving her Bachelor of Science‚ Master
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Faye Glenn Abdellah was born on March 13‚ 1919 in New York to a father of Algerian heritage and Scottish mother. Her family subsequently moved to New Jersey where she attended high school. On May 6‚ 1937‚ she and her brother witness the explosion and destruction of the dirigible HINDENBURG. The fire subsequent to the ignited hydrogen killed many people. On an interview‚ she narrated‚ “Having no training in what to do in an emergency situation‚ I could only view the tragedy of the poor scorched
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Rosemarie Rizzo Parse - Nursing Theorist Most nursing theories focus on either a bio-medical approach or a bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach. And while these theories are not only valid‚ but often very effective‚ there are some nurses who would prefer to focus on the quality of life of their patients‚ particularly from each individual patient’s perspective. The Human Becoming Theory of Nursing‚ developed by Rosemarie Rizzo Parse‚ addresses this very issue. Biography of Rosemarie Rizzo
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Philosophy….It Matters. Retrieved January 31‚ 2015 from http://nursing-philosophy.com/2011/09/16 3. Nursing Theory (2013). Definition of Nursing. Retrieved January 31‚ 2015 from http://nursing theory.org/articles/definition 4. Nursing Theory (2013).- Faye Abdellah- Nursing Theorist. Retrieved January 31‚ 2015 from http://nursing- theory .org/nursing –theorists. 5. Nursing Theory(2013). Nursing Theories and Philosophy of Nursing. Retrieved January 31‚ 2015 from http://nursing theory.org/article/nursing theories
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desire to help people in need. Nursing is not only the ability to treat an illness‚ but the ability to incorporate quality care that is individualized to the needs of each patient. My philosophy of nursing I feel has been strongly influenced by Faye Glenn Abdellah. I incorporate the knowledge of medicine while linking it with compassionate all-encompassing care that also respects and maintains the patients’ dignity. I believe that a patient centered approach that collaborates with
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developed the first concept of nursing theory. Theorists such as Hildegard E. Peplau‚ Faye Abdellah‚ and Lydia Hall are one of many theorists who used the biomedical model. This model focuses on what nurses do and their functional role (George‚ 2011). Hildegard Peplau focused on the professional relationship between the patient and nurse by focusing on the patients needs‚ feelings‚ problems and ideas. Faye Abdellah‚ however‚ focused on patient-centered care (George‚ 2011). While Lydia Hall uses
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respond to the need for help”. (1955) Virginia Henderson: • She emphasized the importance of increasing the patient’s independence so that progress after hospitalization would not be delayed (Reed‚ 2006). (1960) Faye Abdellah: • The nursing theory developed by Faye Abdellah emphasizes delivering nursing care for the whole person to meet the physical‚ emotional‚ intellectual‚ social‚ and spiritual needs of the client and
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for nursing (pp. 121-144). (3rd ed.) Philadelphia‚ PA: Wolters Kluwer Health & Lippincott Williams & Wilkins In this chapter‚ (Wills‚ 2011) reviews some of the earliest human needs theories from Florence Nightengale‚ Virginia Henderson‚ Faye Abdellah‚ Dorothy Orem‚ Dorothy Johnson‚ and Betty Neuman. These grand theories are analyzed using seven criteria; background of the theorist‚ philosophical underpinnings of the theory‚ major assumptions‚ usefulness‚ testability‚ parsimony‚ and value in
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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 frameworks and theories in
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