Nursing theory

Abstract Dorothea Orem’s self-care deficit theory (SCDT) provides the framework for nurses when implementing an early mobility program within the intensive care unit (ICU) to decrease fall rates. The theory is composed of three sub-theories, self-care theory, self-deficit theory, and nursing system theory that when combined provides the ICU nurse with the ability to assess, develop goals, and implement nursing interventions to assist the patient in overcoming muscle deterioration while on…

Madeleine Leininger’s Cultural Theory as Applied to a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologist Everyday the world becomes smaller and smaller. Advances in technology help us communicate with the other side of the world in less than a blink of an eye. Traveling to the other side of the country takes a fraction of the time that it once used to. The advances of medical equipment seem to be straight out of science fiction movie. Because of all these luxuries we have at our disposal, there is a…

to Expert”: it provided an insight in to the nursing practice and skills level. Many questions raised about where do I stand and where would I take my skills in the nursing field. Benner talked about the Dreyfus model for nursing skills development levels. The model described five levels of competence that any student must pass through. They are: novice, advanced learner, competent, proficient and the expert. These levels reflect the changes in nursing skills in three general aspects of…

Behaviourisme is a learning theory which is believe that it is a process happen if there is a changes in student behavior. It is must be seen and measure. Behaviourisme emphasize stimulus aspect and response in learning proses. Example, after teacher show the video in class about the subject, there is a changes in student’s behavior following what they understand in that topic. Cognitive analyze about how people think, learn the concept and how to solve the problem. Psychology cognitive said…

component in the nursing community. Knowing a client’s culture can help in communication, and build a therapeutic relationship. Many different types of nursing cultural competency models have been developed throughout the years, though this essay will focus on the Sunrise Model by Madeleine Leininger. The Sunrise Model is a visual representation of Leininger’s Culture Care Diversity and Universality theory, which is a theory that pioneered many others into developing cultural nursing models. St.…

A variety of theories have been put forward to deliver and implement for their purposefulness in terms of explaining the natural truth and even physical sciences. Obviously, nursing discipline also have been developed their knowledge using deductive and inductive methods for generating nursing theory to enhance the better care. Before exploring the distinction between the theory, theoretical framework, and conceptual framework, the becoming information will describe the definition of those terms…

Comfort Theory, developed by Katharine Kolcaba, proclaims that providing comfort interventions a holistic approach can lead to positive outcomes, health seeking behaviors, and improved health-care delivery system. Comfort can be difficult to define and subjective to every person. However, Kolbaca used other theories to propose three types of comfort: relief, ease, and transcendence. Relief comes when a specific comfort is met, while ease is a state of calm or contentment. Transcendence occurs…

According to the Martha Rogers theory, a nursing theorist, human is an open system interacting with environment. The main factor in this interaction is sensory system (1). The sensory system is vital for living, human growth and development and makes events in the environment meaningful (2). Health care systems are unknown places in terms of appearance, sound and odor. In these environment there is a limited contact with family and friends. Touching is also limited. Patients have environmental…

NURSE’S ROLE IN NURSING PROCESS This concept was taken from module 3 “Health assessment in Nursing process”, sub-topic 3 “Roles of Nurses in nursing process”. Nursing process can be defined as a method which nurses use in providing adequate care to their patients. It is a goal oriented care. It can also be defined as an orderly and systematic way of caring for patients. The nursing process involves series of process to give client adequate care: This process includes: - Nursing assessment:…

The Theory of Self-Transcendence: An Evaluative Review Theory, according to Smith and Liehr (2014), is defined as “a creative constellation of ideas, offered as a possible explanation or description of an observed or experienced phenomenon” (p. 37). Middle range nursing theories link nursing research to clinical practice and provide valuable frameworks for the study and application of nursing phenomena. Of particular interest to me is the theory of self-transcendence and its significance in…