progress (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Melnechenko‚ K.L.(1995). Parse ’s theory of human becoming: an alternative guide to nursing practice for pediatric oncology nurses. Journal of pediatric oncology nursing (12.3)‚ 122-127. Orem‚ D.E. (1991). Nursing: Concepts of practice (4th ed.). St. Louis‚ MO: Mosby-Year Book Inc. Tomey‚ A. & Alligood‚ M. (2002). Significance of theory for nursing as a discipline and profession. Nursing Theorists and their work. Mosby‚ St. Louis‚ Missouri
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care for themselves and by encouraging the independence they are able to heal quickly and holistically. The overall purpose is to view the patient as a whole person and to utilize nursing knowledge to restore and maintain the patient’s ideal health. (Orem‚ 1995) Definitions Self-care is defined as the activities that individuals do to themselves to maintain
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Applying Dorothea Orem ’s Self-Care Deficit Theory To Practice Dorothea Orem developed her self-care deficit theory of nursing under three interrelated theories known as the theory of self-care‚ theory of self-care deficit‚ and theory of nursing systems. Each of these theories explains concepts of basic conditioning factors to support her general theory. Orem’s theory suggests that all individuals have a need for self-care action on a continuous basis. When self-care can no longer be performed
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THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING A. ENVIRONMENTAL THEORY “I think one’s feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results.” Florence Nightingale (1860) Florence Nightingale defined Nursing as “the act of utilizing the environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery” (1860/1969)‚ that it involves the nurse’s initiative to configure environmental settings appropriate for the gradual restoration of the patient’s health‚ and that
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HUMANS Virginia Henderson Physiological 1. Breath normally 2. Eat and drink adequately 3. Eliminate body wastes 4. Move and maintain desirable postures 5. Sleep and rest 6.Select suitable clothes - dress and undress 7. Maintain body temperature within normal range by adjusting clothing and modifying the environment. 8. Keep the body clean and well groomed and protect the integument. 9.Avoid dangers in the environment and avoid injuring others. 10.Communicate with others in expressing emotions
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History of Nursing in China SUNY Delhi NURS-300: Professional Issues of nursing June 11‚ 2011 Abstract The history of nursing in China did not start until the 19th century. Modern nursing was introduced into China as part of the westernization in to Chinese culture. In this paper I will discuss the Chinese philosophy on religion and various treatments. I will discuss the Leninger transcultural model and how it relates to Chinese culture. The Chinese culture continues to influence American culture
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similarities among cultures with respect to human care‚ health‚ and illness based upon the people ’s cultural values‚ beliefs‚ and practices‚ and to use this knowledge to provide cultural specific or culturally congruent nursing care to people (Leininger 1991). Leininger notes the main goal of transcultural nursing is to provide culturally specific care. But before transcultural nursing can be adequately understood‚ there must be a basic knowledge of key terminology such as culture‚ cultural values‚ culturally
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practice. The concept of cultural diversity in nursing was first established in 1955 by Madeleine Leininger‚ one of the pioneers of transcultural nursing. As an area of knowledge‚ cultural diversity in nursing‚ also known as transcultural nursing‚ was aimed at equipping nurses with knowledge that will help them in delivering culturally appropriate nursing care (Lowe & Archibald‚ 2009). Madeleine Leininger believed in the diversity and universality of cultural care. For that reason‚ he established transcultural
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Emerging Standards of Care: Cultural Competence Lori Blount‚ RN‚ BSN University of Phoenix Professor Jane Jacks October 13‚ 2014 Emerging Standards of Care: Cultural Competence The United States is often referred to as a melting pot. Cultural diversity is an inevitable reality in today’s society. We are faced with an increasingly diverse patient population and a diverse group of health care providers. Culture is a dynamic and complex phenomena that most understand as something
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1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Culture [Culture] generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. Different definitions of "culture" reflect different theoretical orientations for understanding‚ or criteria for valuing‚ human activity. (Wikipedia. 2005) People from different countries have different cultures. People from the same country also have different families and backgrounds. Therefore their behaviours‚ attitudes or values‚ are not
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