The Elements of Nursing The theory The Elements of Nursing was put together by Nancy Roper, Winifred W. Logan and Alison J. Tierney. This theory uses a set of twelve activities of living (AL’s), based on every person: healthy, sick, or dying. These twelve AL’s are considered a “model of living” (2014). The purpose of this model is for nurses to refer to, to make sure every patient receives the appropriate care, and is living a life that they are meant live.
The Twelve Activities of Living The twelve AL’s are as follows: Maintaining a safe environment; breathing; communicating; mobilizing; eating and drinking; eliminating; personal cleansing and dressing; maintaining body temperature; working and playing; sleeping; expressing sexuality; death …show more content…
Not all patients will meet the 12 AL’s of living (2004). For example, a newborn baby will only meet a few of the AL’s on the model, there for will need a more labor intensive care. Whereas a patient who has come in for an outpatient procedure, should be meeting most of the AL’s, and will require a totally different set of procedures. However, both patients will still be assessed using the AL’s, because it is the only constant from patient to patient. The twelve activities of living help guide a nurse to create a proper care plan and provide diagnostic framework …show more content…
It is too easy to forget that patients have a standard of living outside the hospital setting too. In order to maintain a happy and relatively healthy patient, they must feel as though they are being treated like a human being. The twelve AL’s were created to help remind us that we are all the same, in (at least) twelve ways, and it’s important to keep those in the front of our mind when caring for patients. We all have standards of living, but they differ for everyone. This model reminds us that as nurses, we need to be culturally competent to each patient. Nurses are the ones who need to establish a trusting relationship with the patient, so they can feel as comfortable as they possibly can. If we don 't have our sense of self worth, what do we have? It is our job to maintain our patient’s activities of daily living the best we can. It is important to have these nursing theories, so they can help nurses in the practice on a global
The Twelve Activities of Living The twelve AL’s are as follows: Maintaining a safe environment; breathing; communicating; mobilizing; eating and drinking; eliminating; personal cleansing and dressing; maintaining body temperature; working and playing; sleeping; expressing sexuality; death …show more content…
Not all patients will meet the 12 AL’s of living (2004). For example, a newborn baby will only meet a few of the AL’s on the model, there for will need a more labor intensive care. Whereas a patient who has come in for an outpatient procedure, should be meeting most of the AL’s, and will require a totally different set of procedures. However, both patients will still be assessed using the AL’s, because it is the only constant from patient to patient. The twelve activities of living help guide a nurse to create a proper care plan and provide diagnostic framework …show more content…
It is too easy to forget that patients have a standard of living outside the hospital setting too. In order to maintain a happy and relatively healthy patient, they must feel as though they are being treated like a human being. The twelve AL’s were created to help remind us that we are all the same, in (at least) twelve ways, and it’s important to keep those in the front of our mind when caring for patients. We all have standards of living, but they differ for everyone. This model reminds us that as nurses, we need to be culturally competent to each patient. Nurses are the ones who need to establish a trusting relationship with the patient, so they can feel as comfortable as they possibly can. If we don 't have our sense of self worth, what do we have? It is our job to maintain our patient’s activities of daily living the best we can. It is important to have these nursing theories, so they can help nurses in the practice on a global