Nursing Theorist Grid 1. Theorist Selected: Madeleine Leininger 2. Description of key points of the theory: Cultural diversity is a key point of Leininger’s theory. Cultural diversity are differences that can be found between different cultures. Nurses should be able to recognize these differences and realize not every patient will respond the same to the same nursing care. 3. Theory’s historical background: Alligood (2010) stated “Leininger formulated her ideas related to nursing based on her
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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 Leininger (1991) 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
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theory. In M. E. Parker & M. C. Smith (Eds.)‚ Nursing theories and nursing practice (3rd ed.‚ pp 121-143). Philadelphia‚ PA: F. A. Davis. Orem‚ D. E. (1995). Nursing concepts of practice (5th ed.). St. Louis: C. V. Mosby. Slideshare. (n.d.). Dorothea Orem & Imogene King: Nursing theorists in focus. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/macluvniam/dorothea-orem-imogene-king#btnNext Sonata‚ M. (2010‚ July 11). Orem’s self care deficit theory. [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://juneyou-doroteaoremstheoryofselfcare
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frameworks includes Dorothea Orem’s Self Care Model in which Orem (1971) developed a definition of nursing that emphasizes the client’s self care needs. Orem defines self-care as a learned goal-orientated activity directed towards the self in the interest of maintaining life‚ health‚ development and wellbeing (Orem‚ 1991). Thus‚ the end result that Orem’s theory strived towards is to help the patient accomplish self-care. In accordance to Orem‚ nursing care is necessary when the patient is unable to
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learn to perform self care measures which is important for their recovery. OREM SELF-CARE DEFICIT THEORY Orem’s purpose for developing the Self-Care Framework was two-fold: she was trying to find the meaning of nursing and to develop a body of nursing knowledge in rendering care to the patient. Orem theory has focused on the beginning development of scientific knowledge in the field of nursing. In her theory‚ Orem defines the four concepts that constitute nursing’s metaparadigm‚ such as health
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article‚ “Signifyin(g) When Vexed: Black Feminist Revision‚ Anger‚ and A Raisin in the Sun” by Sarah Orem the author takes a look at the play “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry. In the opening paragraph Orem looks at Lorraine Hansberry and contrast her being a black feminist woman with the typical playwrights of the time being white‚ male and “chauvinism often bordering on misogyny” Orem reviews the outlook of how Hansberry fely about the “Angry Young Men” playwrights from the British theatre
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“Orem and Roy both support health promotion and health maintenance” (Punjani‚ 2013‚ p.3). Both of these theories‚ take a holistic approach when caring for the patient‚ not just focusing on the illness at hand‚ but their environment. These theories agree
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development of nursing research. The 1990 ’s was the decade for research and expanded nursing theory. This period elevated the use of evidence-based and best practices in nursing (George‚ 2011). Transcultural Nursing was introduced in 1992 by Madeline Leininger. Leininger’s theory says that the goal of nursing care is to” provide care congruent with cultural values‚ beliefs‚ and practices’ (Alligood & Tomey‚ 2010). The cultural and sociocultural factors of each person affects how they take on factors‚
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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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Concept Comparison and Analysis across Theories and paper John Thorpe NUR/513 May 12‚ 2013 Dr. Roboam Aguirre Concept Comparison and Analysis across Theories The nursing profession has made some remarkable accomplishment during the 20th and 21st centuries‚ which has led to the recognition of nursing as an academic discipline. The move toward a theory- based practice has shifted the focus from the vocational view of nursing to a more meaningful and organized profession
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