Journal of Nursing Science (2008) 5‚ 71 doi:10.1111/j.1742-7924.2008.00111.x EDITORIAL Nursing theory – remembering our future Modern nursing theory began with Virginia Henderson in the 1960s. In her grand theory of nursing‚ she defined nursing as “assisting individuals to gain independence in the performance of activities contributing to health or its recovery (Henderson‚ 1966‚ p. 15). Since the 1970s‚ the literature on nursing theory has focused upon two levels of nursing theories: the “grand
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First‚ Masters (2012)‚ in her book ‘Nursing Theories: A framework for professional practice’ describes a person as “individuals‚ families‚ communities and other groups who are participants in nursing” (Masters‚ K‚ 2012‚ P3). This statement refers to patients as individuals in need of the care of nurses. In fact‚ these individuals can have very complex needs and health problems requiring specialized and attentive care to facilitate healing and improvement of their condition. The term patient can
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Nursing Theory: How Nursing was before and How Nursing is Today Abstract Nursing has been and will continue to evolve with new theories related to patients‚ nurses‚ education‚ and science. The past and present research and ideas of nursing theorists impact the science of nursing and the standards of the nursing profession. Core components of nursing have resulted from the development of different nursing theories developed over the years which have contributed to guiding
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Women ’s University‚ Master of Arts in Nursing Theoretical Framework for Nursing Practice – Module 4 A. Look for an example of middle-range theory. Evaluate it as to the following (Be sure to justify your answers): 1. Congruence with nursing standards. 2. Congruence with current nursing interventions or therapeutics. 3. Evidence of empirical setting‚ research support and validity. 4. Use by educators‚ nursing researches or nursing administrators. 5. Social relevance
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Nursing Theory of Practice Mark A. Berger Walden University Primary Care of Adults Across the Lifespan NURS - 6531N - 6 Dr Brown September 21‚ 2014 Nursing Theory of Practice A common goal for Advanced Practice Nurses (APN) in the healthcare setting is to work towards disease prevention and the management of chronic and acute diseases. Decisions about patient care are driven by the APN with collaboration of the patient. The nurse brings special knowledge and skill sets to the table whereas the patient
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Nursing Theorists 1. Florence Nightingale - Environment theory 2. Hildegard Peplau - Interpersonal theory 3. Virginia Henderson - Need Theory 4. Fay Abdella - Twenty One Nursing Problems 5. Ida Jean Orlando - Nursing Process theory 6. Dorothy Johnson - System model 7. Martha Rogers -Unitary Human beings 8. Dorothea Orem - Self-care theory 9. Imogene King - Goal Attainment theory 10. Betty Neuman - System model 11. Sister Calista Roy - Adaptation
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NUR513Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Adult Obesity: Application of Orem‚ King‚ and Pender’s Conceptual Models Adult obesity is one of the United States most serious health problems. Approximately 127 million adult Americans in the U.S. are overweight (American Obesity Association‚ n. d.). "Each year‚ obesity causes at least 300‚000 excess deaths in the U.S.‚ and healthcare costs of American adults with obesity amount to approximately $100 billion" (American Obesity Association‚ n. d.).
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Nursing is universal in the sense that nurses can be found almost in all countries around the world (Henderson‚ 1978). They are in the hospitals‚ in school clinics‚ in the community centres‚ residential homes and even play major roles in some of the popular soap operas in television. There are even television shows that mainly revolve around nurses and which chronicles what they do at work - both the positive and the negative. It is one of the most visible and easily identifiable occupations as compared
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NURS 300 – Assignment: Term Paper An exposition of Ida Jean Orlando-Pelletier’s Nursing Theory December 8‚ 2010 Jason J. Harrison‚ RN St. Joseph’s College NURS 300 – Assignment: Term Paper An exposition of Ida Jean Orlando-Pelletier’s Nursing Theory December 8‚ 2010 Jason J. Harrison‚ RN St. Joseph’s College Ida Jean Orlando (Pelletier)‚ a theorist renowned in the field of nursing theory‚ was born in New Jersey in 1926 to Italian immigrant parents. After being reared during the Great Depression
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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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