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
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of Advanced Nursing‚ 1999‚ 30(1)‚ 74±82 Philosophical and ethical issues The theory±practice relationship in nursing: the practitioners ’ perspective Gerard M. Fealy MEd BNS RGN RPN RNT Lecturer in Nursing‚ School of Nursing and Midwifery‚ University College Dublin‚ National University of Ireland‚ Dublin‚ Republic of Ireland Accepted for publication 15 September 1998 FEALY G.M. (1999) Journal of Advanced Nursing 30(1)‚ 74±82 The theory±practice relationship in nursing: the practitioners
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Grand Theory Written Assignment Natalia V. Hayes Maryville University Grand Theory Written Assignment In this assignment I will compare and contrast four theorists from one of each types of grand theories: Dorothea Orem from Needs theorists‚ Imogene King from Interaction theorists‚ Sister Callista Roy from Outcome theorists‚ and Jean Watson from Caring/Becoming theorists (as identified by Meleis‚ 2012). Then I will compare and contrast all four theorists within following: educational
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Theoretical Framework for Nursing Practice – Module 6 A. Compare and contrast two of the models or theories presented in this chapter considering their usefulness in practice‚ research‚ education and administration. For the purposes of this discussion‚ I have selected King’s Theory of Goal Attainment and Peplau’s Theory of Interpersonal Relations. On a broad perspective‚ both theories aim at explaining the interaction processes that happen between a nurse and her patient. Imogene
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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‚ had never
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The Nursing Shortage at My Job Phase 5 Individual Project Deborah Talton Colorado Technical University March 23‚ 2014 There is a shortage of nurses in this country in general and at my job in particular. “The causes of nursing shortages worldwide are attributed primarily to aging populations‚ increasing patient acuity‚ an explosion of knowledge and technology‚ and the ever-expanding role of nurses” (Wolff‚ Pesut‚ & Regan‚ 2010). This shortage affects our community but most important‚ it
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Across Theory Concept Comparison and Analysis Across Theories Concept Comparison and Analysis Across Theories Nursing has evolved into a science. Like other scientific disciplines‚ the practice of nursing is guided by nursing theories. According to Julia George‚ “practice is based on the theories of the discipline that are validated through research” (George‚ 2011‚ p. 7). The major shift in theoretical thinking in nursing is said to occur in the 1960s when the focus in nursing shifted
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born in September 21‚ 1906‚ in New York City. She got graduated from York Hospital School of Nursing in Pennsylvania. She received her Bachelor of Science & Master of Arts from Teacher’s College‚ Columbia University. Ms. Lydia died on February 27‚ 1969‚ of heart disease in Queens Hospital of New York. She promoted the community involvement in the health-care. She had the belief that “professional nursing is the key to care and rehabilitation of patients (Parker & Smith‚ 2010). Hall has three aspects
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THEORY X‚ Y AND Z IN NURSING ADMINISTRATION According to Mc Gregor‚ the traditional manager in a bureaucracy operates on a set of assumptions about human nature and human behaviour‚ which was called as Theory X. Accordingly‚ his assumptions are the following: (1) the average human being has an inherent dislike of work and will avoid it‚ if he can‚ when possible; (2) Because of dislike of a work‚ most people must be coaxed‚ controlled‚ directed‚ threatened with punishment to get through
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two conceptual models of nursing. Because those with mental illness usually have increased risked for being unable to identify‚ manage‚ or find ways to maintain health I felt that Roger’s Science of Unitary Beings may be of help to this vulnerable population. The elderly over time have a greater risk of being unable maintain a healthy way of life‚ because of increased risk of developing self-care deficits that occur due to the aging process. Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory focuses on assisting the
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