Module 2 (Week 3 pt.1) Flashcards
What are the five eras in history of nursing theory
-Curriculum Era (1900 to 1940s)
-Research Era (1950 to 1970s)
-Graduate Education Era (1950 to 1970s)
-Theory Era (1980 to 1990s)
-Theory utilization Era (21st century)
- What Content should SN study to be a nurse?
- Courses included in nursing programs
-Standardized Curriculum published and adopted by the Mid-1930s. - The idea of hospital-based diploma programs in colleges and universities
emerge. - Emphasized Course selection and Content for the nursing program.
-Develop specialized knowledge & higher education.
Curriculum Era
(1900 to 1940s)
- Nurses began to participate in research.
- Research courses included in the curricula.
- Lacks conceptual & theoretical framework —> a need
for the development of specialized nursing knowledge - 2 milestones: standardization of master’s degree
curricula & doctoral education for nurses should be in
nursing
Research Emphasis Era (1950n to 1970s)
*Development of nursing knowledge = major force
* Goal: Improve Patient Care, Professional Practice
* Nursing practice should be based on Nursing Science
*Master’s degree programs emerged to meet the need for
nurses as specialists
Graduate Education Era (1950 to 1970s)
*Natural outgrowth of research & graduate education eras.
* Research studies WITHOUT conceptual or theoretical framework produced
isolated information
* Emphasis: Theory Development
Research + Theory = Nursing Science
Theory Era (1980 to 1990s)
- Theory application in nursing practice
- Nursing theory guides practice, research, education and administration
Theory Utilization Era (21st Century)
A body of knowledge that describes
or explains nursing and is used to
support nursing practice.
Explains
Describes ==> Nursing Process
Predicts
Prescribes
Nurisng Theory
Four nursing process
Explains
Describes
Predicts
Prescribes
Discipline
-Branch of education
-Department of learning
-Domain of knowledge
Profession
-Occupation with preparation in specific knowledge
-Specialized filed of practice
-Founded on theoretical structure of Science
CRITERIA FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL STATUS OF NURSING
- Well-organized body of specialized knowledge
- Body of knowledge through scientific method
- Entrust education
- Body of knowledge in practical services vital to human and social welfare
- Autonomously
- Attracts individual with intellectual and personal qualities
- Freedom of action, opportunity for continuous professional growth
Importance of nursing theories
- It assists the nursing
discipline in clarifying the
beliefs, values, and goals. - Standards of clinical
practices are developed out
of nursing theories. - It helps to define the unique
contribution of nursing in the
care of the clients.
Analysis of Theory
- Clarity
- Simplicity
- Generality
- Accessibility
- Importance
5 Nursing Theories
- Hildegard Pelau
- Virginia Henderson
- Faye Abdellah
- Ida Jean Orlando
- Lydia Hall
Theory of Hildegard Peplau
Interpersonal Relations Theory