Ogechi K. Nebeolisa
Maryville University As nurses, we use theories to help us develop nursing care that serves as the backbone for our clinical decision making in the field. In order for nurses to achieve their goals of providing the exceptional care to their patients, we reference theories to provide an outline for interventions, help predict outcomes, understand and explain rationales for problem-solving challenges. Meleis (2012) defines nursing theory as “a conceptualization of some aspect of reality (invented or discovered) that pertains to nursing”. It is articulated for the purpose of describing, explaining, predicting or prescribing nursing care” (pg. 32). Nursing …show more content…
Bachelor 's and master’s degree in Nursing Education from Teachers College at Columbia University. (Petiprin 2016) “Nursing is viewed from the perspective of needs of humanity and ideals of service. “The nurse provides holistic support to the patient. (Nicely 2011) “The nurse’s unique function is to assist patients in gaining independence back to healthy wellbeing. To provide care that will result in patients returning back to an independent state. (Meleis, 2012)
Interaction: Imogene King Diploma from St. John’s Hospital School of Nursing in St. Louis, Missouri. Bachelor 's and master’s in nursing from St. Louis University.
Doctorate in education from Teacher’s College, Columbia University. (Petiprin, 2016) Stresses nurse-patient interactions that lead to goal attainment in a natural environment. (Meleis, 2012) A process of action, reaction, and interaction by which the nurse and patient communicate to agree on goals.
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Assist patients maintain their health by interacting with nurses.
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Levine Diploma in nursing from Cook County School of Nursing. Bachelor 's in nursing from the University of Chicago. Masters in nursing, Wayne State University, Detroit. Earned honorary doctorate from Loyola University. (Petiprin, 2016) Wholeness exists when patients interact with the environment, which allows integrity to be assured. Wholeness is promoted by the use of the conservation principle. Being a patient advocate. Devotion to humanity and self-respect for the patient (Meleis, 2012 pg. 170) Conservation of energy and integrity restoration of well-being and independent activity. (Meleis, 2012 pg.