Nursing theory

Theory is defined as the general principles or ideas that relate to a particular subject (www.merriam-webster.com). Theories play an important role in the nursing profession because it helps define the standards health care professionals should practice and adhere to. Virginia Henderson has played a pivotal role in nursing theory. As I continue my education in nursing and practice nursing throughout my career I realize Henderson’s theory is the theory I relate most too. Henderson’s theory is…

Potential antecedents of Leininger’s Culture Care Theory include cultural awareness, cultural knowledge, cultural sensitivity, and cultural skills. According to the NCCC (n.d) cultural awareness is the foundation of cultural competence and is defined as being observant and conscious of the similarities and differences among cultures. Cultural sensitivity starts with self-awareness (Rew, 2014). It also includes being aware of cultural similarities and differences and their effect on values,…

honor to say that Patricia Benner was analyzing nursing role as a “moral art” which is combination of responsibilities and caring for the patients. She divided the care in three categories including, health, illness and disease. The core of this theory is talking about the main goal and foundation of nursing practice. Nursing is not only about the knowledge even though having the knowledge is essential in providing the care for the patient. However, nursing foundation is based on providing a…

Open System Theory in Nursing Service Delivery Health care must always be aware of government regulators, in the context of its position within the larger environment of a national health care system (Meyer & O’Brian-Pallas, 2010, p. 2830). Each system is a set of components working together to accomplish as specified goal or vision (Marquis & Hutson, 2012, p. 40). The system theory combined with the nursing service delivery theory bases the linking of nursing activities, staffing, environments,…

Theory Description Watson wrote many books as her mid-range theory developed. Her first published work, Nursing: The Philosophy and Science of Caring(1979), provided her students with a framework on how to care for patients. The carative factors and caritas model were based on Yalom’s eleven curative factors. Medicine is curative, so distinguishing nursing as a profession based on caring principles helps to delineate nursing from medicine as a separate science (Alligood, 2014, p. 86). Watson…

Hospital School of Nursing in Washington, D.C., where she later received her diploma in 1934. She continued her nursing education at Catholic University of America earning her B.S. in Nursing Education in 1939, and a M.S. in Nursing Education in 1945. In 1958, Orem was one of the foremost nursing theorists, and began developing her theory for improvement of quality nursing care in hospitals which became published as, The Self-Care Deficit Theory in 1971. The Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory is…

Theory Paper Identify of specific theory that you believe can be utilized in advanced practice and presentation of the key elements of the selected theory Self Care Theory of Nursing Dorothea Orem’s Self Care theory of nursing is made up of three specific ideas. The three ideas are the theory of self-care, the self-care deficit theory, and the theory of nursing systems (Peterson, Bredow 2013). Several of the major ideas within the theory include that people distinct individuals are…

The Sociology theory that was new to me is Critical Social Theory. This theory uses societal awareness to social inequalities that hinder individuals from reaching their goals. This theory is being used by nursing researches to address the impact of sociopolitical conditions that affect health care. Moreover, researchers used critical social theory to explore other nursing aspects. Lyon (2011) study discussed the lived experience of minority women with HIV. Critical theory was used along with…

answers 1. Review the video Foundations of Nursing Theory. Discuss one concept learned. In her video on the foundations of nursing theory, Jenko addressed the concept of Metaparadigm in nursing. According to Jenko, the nursing Metaparadigm is a universal overview of all nursing theories (2015). It is consisted of four main components, which are nursing, person, environment, and health (jenko, 2015). Nursing paradigm as a concept that focuses on nursing as a profession with a purpose of achieving…

As the nursing profession continues to evolve, there is more academic development and preparation of nursing professionals at higher educational levels. There is, however, a divergence between what is being taught in the classroom and what actually takes place in the clinical setting. According to Butts & Rich (2013), the theory-practice gap has been difficult to close and it is attributed to “the inability of nurses to use theory in practice.” (p. 51). Moreover, Advanced Practice Nurses…