VOICE FOR NURSING Toward a Mid-Range Theory of Nursing Presence nuf_215 71..82 Michelle A. McMahon‚ MSN‚ RN‚ and Kimberly A. Christopher‚ PhD‚ RN‚ OCN Michelle A. McMahon‚ MSN‚ RN‚ is a Student in the PhD in Nursing Program‚ College of Nursing‚ University of Massachusetts Dartmouth‚ North Dartmouth‚ MA; Kimberly A. Christopher‚ PhD‚ RN‚ OCN‚ is Associate Professor‚ College of Nursing‚ University of Massachusetts Dartmouth‚ North Dartmouth‚ MA. Keywords Nursing presence‚ mid-range theory‚ nurse
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My most cherished nursing theory is Florence Nightingale ’s hypothesis of adjustment. Progression of wellbeing could be attributed to her theory of nursing practice. It is surprising how her speculation applies to particularly each and every part of today ’s nursing. She cared for people and wanted to improve their quality of life. The focus of nursing in this model is to alter the patient ’s environment in order to affect change in his or her health. The environmental factors that affect health
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nt/Betty%20Neuman.ppt.. Betty Neuman ’s System Model. (n.d.). Nursing Theories. Retrieved October 28‚ 2013‚ from http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/Neuman.html Nursing Theories and the Practice of Nursing. (n.d.). Professional Education‚ Testing and Certification Organization International. Retrieved October 28‚ 2013‚ from http://www.peoi.org/Courses/Coursesen/nursepractice/nursepractice2.html According to Neuman ’s theory person is whole who has multiple dimensions as physiological
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Clinical Theory Practice of the 21st Century Nursing in the 21st century is constantly changing. Nurses today are not only expected to focus on the patient’s condition but‚ the patient as a whole. They are expected to focus upon the patients physical‚ psychological and social problems (Scott‚ Matthews‚ & Kirwan‚ 2013). The ways we address all of these needs must be proven through research and practice (Im & Chang‚ 2012). These concepts should be clear‚ defined and specific. Nursing theory can play
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nurses such as registered nurses (RN)‚ licensed vocational nurses (LVN)‚ licensed practical nurses (LPN) and the nursing aides. Registered nurses are responsible for the assessments of patient’s needs‚ developments of care plans‚ medication administrations and treatments‚ while licence vocational nurses perform specific care under the delegation and supervision of the registered nurse. Nursing aides perform mostly unskilled cares such as activities of daily living (bathing‚ dressing‚ transfers‚ and grooming)
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Paradigms and Theories in Nursing Practice Over the course of the past century‚ the nursing profession has undergone multiple periods of transformation brought by the evolution of paradigms in nursing theory. The three major paradigms of empiricism‚ interpretive‚ and critical social theory now each provide a distinct set of principles to the discipline‚ while a pragmatic perspective serves to guide their application in practice. The intent of this paper is to discuss the contributions of each paradigm
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|Introduction to Nursing Theories | |This page was last updated on February 21‚ 2011 | |[pic] | |INTRODUCTION | |Each discipline has a unique focus for knowledge development that directs its inquiry | |and distinguishes it from other fields of study
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Complexity Theory as Applied to Nursing‚ 2005 Abstract Many conventional ideas about the world we live in have been shaken to their foundations by the emerging concepts of chaos and complexity. Insights are now being gained from the application of complexity theory into phenomena varying in scale from the natural sciences such as biology to the concept of caring in the nurse-patient relationship. These new scientific ideas have significant implications for the theory and practice of nursing. This
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The future of nursing theory discussion Nursing theory is the framework in nursing practice‚ so the development of nursing theory can alter nurses’ knowledge and behaviors‚ and so on influence the nursing practice. In this project‚ team B will discuss what has driven nursing theory development‚ what will drive future development in nursing theory‚ and how might nursing practice change as a result of evolving nursing theory. Specific examples will be applied to explain the points. What will
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Theories as the Basis for Nursing Practice Seema R Sulemani Homeland University NURS 211 SF12 October 14‚ 2012 Abstract Theory development is the fundamental step for expansion of nursing knowledge. The knowledge has been borrowed from different disciplines to build the nursing theories. The categorization of theories is based on their scope of practice. The grand nursing theories are the most complex and abstract in their nature. Middle range theories are inducted mostly from grand nursing
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