Nursing theory

NURSING THEORY 2 NURSING THEORY 3 Nursing Theory Ashlee Seek South University Running head: NURSING THEORY 1 Nursing Theory Nursing Autobiography My background in nursing includes an acute care hospital setting and a physician?s office in which we cared for patients with both acute and chronic illnesses. I graduated with my associate degree in nursing in 2003. Upon graduation I gained employment on a cardiac step-down unit at my local community hospital, Munroe Regional Medical…

this problem (Daniel, 2016). Nursing theory provides the “basis of understanding the reality of nursing; it enables the nurse to understand why an event happens” (McEwen & Wills, 2014, p. 413). In this paper we are going to describe how the nursing intellectual capital theory can be applied to medical errors and help to prevent them from occurring in the future; even with the demand to lower health care costs. We will be also taking a closer look at the origin of theory,…

Three types of theories that guide us in nursing include Grand Theories, Middle Range Theories and Practice Theories. Grand Theories are referred to as “macrotheory” by some. While Middle Range theories are a range of nursing models which include more concrete and solid ideas, and can be tested. Practice Theories are know for their tailoring ability and how specific they are in healthcare and for the care of the patient. (McEven and Wills) Grand Nursing Theories are the broadest, and based on a…

The use of nursing theories in practice, aid in providing validity to the concepts and data that the practicing professional has set to implement. Many of the nursing theories that we use daily are based on ideas that were presented previously in other areas or professions. These borrowed theories help to solidify the scientific rationale for making a needed change or to research a particular concept for the improvement of: patient safety, care, organization workflow and design, advances in…

The Use of Roy’s Theory of Adaptation in the CNS Role Nursing theory is essential and has been a component of nursing care since Nightingale’s time. Nursing theory is used to guide and direct nursing practice across the nursing spectrum. Clinical nurse specialist’s (CNS), have the ability to incorporate nursing theory into the care provided to patients and families. There are many nursing theories available to integrate into practice, with the goal of improving patient care and system…

To paraphrase all the literatures of nursing theories form the time of Florence Nightingle (1860-1957) through the phases of theories, nursing can be defined as the art and practice of caring. Caring is the central theme of all theories. However, depending on each theorist’s experience and focus different conceptual framework or model of approach is used. The concept of caring was given considerable forward motion by Mayeroff (1971) a philosopher who provided much of the foundational work…

Orem committed her life to making and building up a theoretical structure to enhance nursing practice (Smith & Parker, 2015). Orem’s theory is built on the premise that an individual has the capacity, right, and duty to look after oneself. She was able to see care from the patient’s point of view where patients give self-care with different levels of help from health professionals. The crucial premise of her theory is that each individual has the ability to take care of their wellbeing and the…

The earliest use of transition theory was used by anthropologists as early as the 1960s to describe “rite of passage”, various social transitions that occur within all cultural groups (Kralik, Visentin, & Van Loon, 2006). The development of the transition theory that is used in nursing also started in the 1960 by Afaf Meleis who studied the phenomenon of transitioning in to parenting roles after the birth of a child (Im, 2011). No theory was formally created until the 1990s after Meleis…

According to the behaviourist learning theory, learning is the results of connections made between the stimulus conditions in the environment and the individual’s response that follow its reaction. This learning process is relatively simple to understand. Behaviourist theory continues to be considered useful in nursing practice for the delivery of health care. Behavioral learning theorists believe that learning has occurred when you as an individual can see changes in behavior. The behavioral…

Theories are organized explanations of events in which concepts are established, relationships are described, and predictions are made to guide practice and research (McEwen & Wills, 2014). It helps to organize existing knowledge and help in making new and important discoveries to advance practice. These are not discovered; rather they are developed to understand phenomena (McEwen & Wills, 2014). Theories help nurses understand practice in thorough and smart ways. They are essential to improve,…