Imogene King and Dorothea Orem are well known nursing theorists that have significantly contributed to the development of nursing knowledge. While there is not a main dominant paradigm used to guide the practice of nursing, nor is there one that sets the direction for nursing research and education. However, they do have “similarities and differences in their strategies for theory development, their views of nursing metaparadigm concepts, and their theories of nursing system and goal attainment m terms of scope, usefulness, and their unique contribution to nursing science” (Hanucharurnkul, 1989, p. 365). Fortunately, because of the numerous different nursing theories, nurses are able to identify which theorist’s paradigm is more appropriate
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Also, that it “focused on all aspects of the nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation” (p. 268). As a result, King’s process can be utilized from the initial visit to rehabilitation of a surgical patient. Therefore, my case study for this paper will actually reflect the entire spectrum of my personal surgical process. Initially, at my office visit, I was asked what my long-term goal was for my back pain and lower extremity neuropathy. Of course, I explained that my goal was to be without pain and to be able to engage in normal activities of daily living again. Also, I wanted to be able to return to nursing, since I was no longer able to work because I could not bend over or lift things anymore due to the intense pain. While my neurosurgeon was optimistic about my surgery relieving a lot of my pain, he also informed me that he would not be able to make me feel like I did when I was twenty. Also, he wanted me to have a realistic goal outcome for my surgery. In fact, he informed me that there was only a 50 percent chance of the surgery helping me. These were scary figures I had to consider when having a major surgery. However, due to the unrelenting excruciating pain, I decided I would take the chances and have the extensive
Also, that it “focused on all aspects of the nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation” (p. 268). As a result, King’s process can be utilized from the initial visit to rehabilitation of a surgical patient. Therefore, my case study for this paper will actually reflect the entire spectrum of my personal surgical process. Initially, at my office visit, I was asked what my long-term goal was for my back pain and lower extremity neuropathy. Of course, I explained that my goal was to be without pain and to be able to engage in normal activities of daily living again. Also, I wanted to be able to return to nursing, since I was no longer able to work because I could not bend over or lift things anymore due to the intense pain. While my neurosurgeon was optimistic about my surgery relieving a lot of my pain, he also informed me that he would not be able to make me feel like I did when I was twenty. Also, he wanted me to have a realistic goal outcome for my surgery. In fact, he informed me that there was only a 50 percent chance of the surgery helping me. These were scary figures I had to consider when having a major surgery. However, due to the unrelenting excruciating pain, I decided I would take the chances and have the extensive