Nursing theory

The essence of her theory is “caring for the purpose of promoting healing, preserving dignity, and respecting the wholeness and interconnectedness of humanity.” (George, 2010) The four major components of Watson’s theory are the human being, health, environment/society and nursing. Watson embraces the view of the human being as “a valued person in and of him or herself to be cared for, respected, nurtured, understood and assisted; in general a philosophical view of a person as a fully…

Lady with the lamp. She is also a foundational philosopher of modern nursing, statistician and social reformer. Nightingale’s theories were hugely powerful and her concerns for sanitation, military health and hospital planning established practices which are still in existence today. By Nightingale’s footpath, there are a lot of nurses doing well and success in their carrier. They also perform a very good role in nursing. One of the famous ladies is Dr. Patricia Benner. She is a Professor…

Dorothea Orem’s general nursing theory encompasses three sub-theories which include the theory of self-care, the theory of self-care deficit, and the theory of nursing systems. These theories address the needs pertinent to maintain life, needs of individuals who cannot meet their own needs and specific nursing interventions based on the individuals needs (Masters, 2015). There are four metaparadigm concepts that are identified: the person, environment, health and nursing. Furthermore, these…

Range Theory Discussion Middle range theories compared to grand theories are less abstract, narrow in scope, and have few concepts. Therefore, more specific and allow for empirical testing (Peterson & Bredow, 2013). Due to the ability that middle range theories can be tested and proven, these theories are widely used in nursing practice. In practice, middle range theories enable nurses to focus on concepts for example pain, health promotion, and symptom management. Although these theories…

known as the founder of professional nursing, can be credited with introducing principles of asepsis and infection control while advocating for improved health conditions for British soldiers during the Crimean War (Cherry & Jacob, 2014). This paper will explore Nightingale’s theory on securing the health of houses, as well as compare her philosophy of nursing with that of Marian University and my own. This paper will also apply Nightingale’s theory to the nursing process. Nightingale believed…

Middle Range Nursing Theory The holistic definition of the nursing theory is aligned to the creative and rigorous structuring of ideas with the view of achieving a systematic solution of an occurrence. In this perspective, middle range nursing theories outline narrower nursing propositions, strategies, and concepts that offer a theory-based approach in nursing practice (Alligood & Martha 2). Two of the most significant middle range theorists that I will consider for the purposes of my theory…

When we look up the word nursing we tend to find something along the lines of “protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations” (Lundy, 2014). But, there is more to nursing than that simple definition. Nursing is a profession that takes responsibility for assuring the good primary health…

and Illness in Two Nursing Theory Comparison I often wondered: why reading about nursing theories? How can I use these theories in to my nursing practice on daily bases? Can we connect theory to research? The answers came from reading Jacqueline Fawcett profile. Her enthusiasm, and writings about the connection between research and theory is exciting. I immerged myself in to this chapter to find more about the usefulness of theory application in the clinical field, and which theory I can carry…

Madeleine Leininger was truly a pioneer for transcultural nursing. She spent her life promoting cultural education and understanding within the nursing profession. It is largely due to her efforts that cultural care is emphasized so much in the health care system. Leininger used her well-rounded education to question the norms when it came to diversity and worked hard to change the way those from diverse backgrounds are treated in the health care system. Leininger herself came from a diverse…

The purpose of Dorthea Orem’s Nursing theory is to promote and support the individual to reach the highest level of functioning in their activities of daily living. Orem’s theory uses a multidisciplinary approach to identify areas of self-care deficits due to a health-related condition. Nurses design a system that will guide, teach, support and assist the patient in achieving the highest level of functioning (Blais & Hayes,2016). Some of the major concepts of the theory include There are four…