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
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Kolcaba’s Theory of Comfort in Nursing‚ retrievd March 30‚ 2012 from http://comfortcareinnursing.blogspot.com Kolcaba‚ K. (2003). Comfort theory and practice: A vision for holistic health care and research. New York‚ NY: Springer Publishing Company. Meleis‚ Afaf Ibrahim PhD‚ FAAN (2012)‚ Theoretical Nursing: Development and Progress‚ Fifth Edition‚ Lippincott Williams and Wilkins‚ Philadelphia‚ p.207-208
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ROY ADAPTATION MODEL: A GRAND NURSING THEORY Tamara Howell Maryville University Theoretical Foundation of Nursing Practice NURS 600 Dr. Juanita Graham DNP‚ RN‚ FRSPH January 27‚ 2013 Bibliography Bakan‚ G.‚ & Akyol‚ A.D.(2007). Theory-guided interventions for adaptation to heart failure. Journal of Advanced Nursing‚ 61(6)‚ 596-608. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04489.x Connell School of Nursing (2013). The Roy Adaptation Model. Boston College William F. Connell School of Nursing. Retrieved
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successful cross-cultural caregiver-patient relationship. There are various methods for a successful cross-cultural relationship between the caregiver-patient. As the caregiver‚ be sure to “use a title and the patient’s first name when addressing” (Meleis‚ 2005 pg. 43). Also ask what they prefer to be called. Next‚ “say something personal about the patient‚ the patient’s family‚ or the patient’s country of origin” (Salimbene‚ 2000 pg. 121). An example of this would be acknowledging the patient and
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them; therefore the caring activities that nurses are involved in on a daily basis maybe the focus for knowledge development. To put it in simpler terms‚ “knowledge is achieved not just for the sake of knowledge‚ but to provide better nursing care” (Meleis‚ 2012). To give a more palpable example of what nursing as a practice-oriented discipline is all about based solely on my own clinical experience‚ I would like to cite my institution’s striving mission to be granted accreditation for the Joint Commission
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Theory of Evolution Situation specific theories provide nursing practice that is specific to a certain nursing phenomenon. It limits the consideration of patients and their dynamic historic and sociocultural context (Im & Meleis‚ 1999). Veteran’s Healthcare Services (VA) was developed specifically for the purpose of providing care to veteran’s that have either been in combat or have served our country during peacetime. Many of the combat veterans’s returning home finds themselves
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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 and a philosophy of nursing.
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expansion of nursing knowledge. The knowledge has been borrowed from different disciplines to build the nursing theories. The categorization of theories is based on their scope of practice. The grand nursing theories are the most complex and abstract in their nature. Middle range theories are inducted mostly from grand nursing theories. Orem’s self-care model is clear and descriptive; the theory has been applied‚ analyzed in a precise method to various areas in the current nursing practice successfully
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(Johns‚ 1995). Personal knowing needs a therapeutic use of self‚ which requires that the nurse be open and centered. Personal knowing can be achieved through the use of stories and the genuine use of self. It can be organized as reflexes and responses (Meleis‚ 2012). In clinical practice‚ each patient‚ their illness and their situation is different and thereby we should approach them differently. In order to provide the best individualised care‚ a nurse must be aware of her own personal feelings and prejudices
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