In summation, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory can be applied in many areas of nursing, and it is important to understand this theory as an advanced practice nurse to relate to patients and co-workers alike.
Theory of Nursing as Caring
Throughout the centuries, nursing in the field of human sciences has primarily been focused on providing assistance in curing disease and securing the physical welfare of patients. Nowadays, the word that designates this professional sphere is commonly associated with caring. The component of care as significant aspect of nursing was introduced by Anne Boykin and Savina Schoenhofer in their book entitled Nursing as Caring: A Model for Transforming Practice. The theorists define nursing as the process of both …show more content…
Roach, who wrote The Human Act of Caring (1984, 1992), concluded that “caring is the human mode of being” after years of study on the subject (Boykin & Schoenhofer, 2001). Boykin and Schoenhofer agree with Roach that caring is not applicable only to nursing, and this is one reason that they created a grand theory (Boykin & Schoenhofer, 2001). Mayeroff describes caring as not only meaning or wishing well for another person, but also helping that person develop and flourish. Boykin and Schoenhofer take elements from these two theorists and a few others to form their theory of Nursing as Caring, which explains how all humans are caring and how learning about yourself and others can lead to caring in your profession, specifically the profession of nursing (Boykin & Schoenhofer, …show more content…
The model was published in 1972 as “A Model for Teaching Total Person Approach to Patient Problems” in Nursing Research. It was refined, and subsequently published in the first edition of Conceptual Models for Nursing Practice, in 1974, and second edition in 1980. The Model was influenced by a variety of sources. Among the sources used was theorist, Pierre Tielhard deChardin, who believed human beings are continually evolving towards a state of perfection. Furthermore, Neuman also used Gestalt theory, which proposes that the dynamic interaction of the individual and the situation determines experience and behavior. Moreover, General adaptation syndrome by Hans Selye was also utilized which mainly talks about an individual’s reaction to stress on the three levels. Additionally, Neuman also used General systems theory from Ludwig von Bertalanffy, which talks about how the world is made up of systems that are interconnected and are influenced by each other (Heymann and Wolf,
Theory of Nursing as Caring
Throughout the centuries, nursing in the field of human sciences has primarily been focused on providing assistance in curing disease and securing the physical welfare of patients. Nowadays, the word that designates this professional sphere is commonly associated with caring. The component of care as significant aspect of nursing was introduced by Anne Boykin and Savina Schoenhofer in their book entitled Nursing as Caring: A Model for Transforming Practice. The theorists define nursing as the process of both …show more content…
Roach, who wrote The Human Act of Caring (1984, 1992), concluded that “caring is the human mode of being” after years of study on the subject (Boykin & Schoenhofer, 2001). Boykin and Schoenhofer agree with Roach that caring is not applicable only to nursing, and this is one reason that they created a grand theory (Boykin & Schoenhofer, 2001). Mayeroff describes caring as not only meaning or wishing well for another person, but also helping that person develop and flourish. Boykin and Schoenhofer take elements from these two theorists and a few others to form their theory of Nursing as Caring, which explains how all humans are caring and how learning about yourself and others can lead to caring in your profession, specifically the profession of nursing (Boykin & Schoenhofer, …show more content…
The model was published in 1972 as “A Model for Teaching Total Person Approach to Patient Problems” in Nursing Research. It was refined, and subsequently published in the first edition of Conceptual Models for Nursing Practice, in 1974, and second edition in 1980. The Model was influenced by a variety of sources. Among the sources used was theorist, Pierre Tielhard deChardin, who believed human beings are continually evolving towards a state of perfection. Furthermore, Neuman also used Gestalt theory, which proposes that the dynamic interaction of the individual and the situation determines experience and behavior. Moreover, General adaptation syndrome by Hans Selye was also utilized which mainly talks about an individual’s reaction to stress on the three levels. Additionally, Neuman also used General systems theory from Ludwig von Bertalanffy, which talks about how the world is made up of systems that are interconnected and are influenced by each other (Heymann and Wolf,