Processes For Analyzing Nursing Theory With the development of many nursing theories‚ there arises the need to sort through the various ideas and critically analyze the worth for the profession and for personal practice. Just as any ideas should be examined before blind acceptance‚ so should nursing theory. A critique involves reflectively thinking about the theory and judging its value in a certain situation. A consideration regarding the contribution of the theory to body of knowledge must be made
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Nightingale ’s Theory of Practice 1860: Florence Nightingale | Investigates the effect of the environment on healing | Nightingale ’s theory of practice‚ an environmental adaptation theory‚ was documented for nurses and laypersons alike and served as the foundation for the promotion of health. This theory was referred to by Nightingale as the canons of nursing and guided the practice of professional nursing. A description of these canons‚ or standards‚ follows. Ventilation and
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Florence Nightingale Environment Theory of Nursing. Major concepts essential to the Theory. Patient care theory‚ environmentally oriented‚ where the patient environment should be altered to allow nature to act on the patient. (Alligood‚ 2010). Nurses are to use common sense‚ observation and initiative to allow nature to heal the patient. The use of Nightingales thirteen canons: Ventilation‚ Warmth Light Cleanliness of rooms Health of houses Noise Bed and bedding Variety Chattering of hopes and
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Abstract As a young woman‚ Nightingale often accompanied her mother when she visited the sick. This inspired her to want to be a nurse‚ and against her parents’ wishes she entered a nurses’ training program. During the Crimean war she was asked by a family friend to come and care for the British soldiers at the army hospital. While there she witnessed filth‚ vermin‚ and death. Upon seeing the unsanitary conditions and the health risk to the soldiers she began her crusade to establish an environment
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A Critique of Two Theoretical Models: Crabb and Hawkins Amy E. Yesalavich Liberty University COUN 507-B09 Dr. Alan Cheney May 27‚ 2012 Summary Psychology has been primarily viewed as a methodical system that seeks empirical evidence to explain nature‚ while theology is often viewed as reasoning based on man’s eternal destiny as discussed in biblical teachings. Falsities are held within both of these historical beliefs. Psychology
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Theory Evaluation Exemplar Environmental Theory of Florence Nightingale Theory Description Scope of theory:Grand Theory Purpose of the theory:“everyday sanitary knowledge‚ or the knowledge of nursing‚ or in other words‚ of how to put the constitution in such a state as that it will have no disease‚ or that it can recover from disease.” * Main focus was the control of the environment of individuals and families‚ both healthy and ill. * Because it explains the totality of the behavior.
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Theory Critique of Hart Lateshia Michelle Esau Liberty University Summary The book titled “The Anxiety Cure” by Dr. Archibald Hart serves as a self-help book to help deal with stress‚ anxiety‚ and panic in adults‚ adolescents‚ and children. Hart seeks to inform reader about causes‚ prevention‚ and ways to cope with anxiety. Hart offers techniques to help reshape behavior that is caused by stress by introducing methods of meditation and tranquility to help people live a healthy life. Hart uses
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Critique of a Grand Theory Wheeling Jesuit University Ida Jean Orlando is a well-known theorist in the realm of nursing. Orlando was born in 1926 and had a diverse nursing career which involved many titles and roles within the profession. Originally she received her diploma of nursing in 1947 at the New York Medical College. Over the years Orlando continued her education and in 1954 earned her Master’s degree in mental health consultation from Columbia University. Orlando worked as a staff
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TOPIC DEFENSE PEOPLE’S PROTESTS AGAINST KKNPP: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THE TAMIL NEWS WEBSITES’ COVERAGE OF THE PEOPLE’S PROTESTS AGAINST KUDANKULAM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT FR. MICHAEL FRANCIS 2009-79325 COLLEGE OF MASS COMMUNICATION UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPINES‚ DILIMAN. I. INTRODUCTION The People’s Protests Against Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) is one of the longest and largest protests in the history of India and this is the only protest which lasted for
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Critique of a Nursing Theory April 30‚ 2010 Critique of a Nursing Theory This is a critique of Myra Estrin Levine’s conservation principles model. I will be discussing the meaning of the theory of the four principles; conservation of energy‚ conservation of structural integrity‚ conservation of personal integrity‚ and conservation of social integrity. I will be using the criterion-based model (C-BaC) as a focus of the positive aspects of the theory‚ as outlined by Johnson & Webber (Johnson
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