Theoretical Foundations Flashcards
Helps explain an event by:
- Defining idea or concepts
- Explaining relationship among the concepts
- Predicting outcome
Theory
Nursing Theory
Conceptualization of some aspect of Nursing:
- Describe
- Explain
- Predicts and/or
- Prescribes nursing care
Components of Theory
- Phenomenon
- Concepts
- Definitions
- Assumptions
NEEDS THEORY
- Assist the patient with activities until they recover or die
- 14 basic needs
Virginia Henderson (1897-1996)
SELF-CARE THEORY
- The nurses prescribes & regulates the nursing system based on the patients’ self-care deficit
- 3 inter-related theories:
1. Theory of self-care
2. Theory of self-care deficit
3. Theory of self-care capacities
Dorothea Orem (1914-2007)
ROY’S ADAPTATION MODEL
- Nursing as a “humanistic discipline that emphasizes the person’s adaptive or coping abilities”
- The nurse assesses the patients’ adaptation behaviors & then uses the nursing process to develop diagnoses, goals, interventions, & evaluates the pts’ progress
Sister Callista Roy (1939-)
WELLNESS MODEL BASED ON GENERAL SYSTEMS THEORY (Health as expanding consciousness)
- Focus is the client system in relationship to stressors
- Nursing care focus on reducing stress factors & adverse conditions that increase the risk OR optimum pt function
Margaret Newman (1933-)
TRANSCULTURAL NURSING
- Viewed cultural differences & health care practices
- Based on culturally congruent care
Madeline Leininger (1925-2012)
THEORY OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS
- Focuses on the effective interaction b/w the pt and the nurse
- Nurse-pt relationship. 2 goals:
1. Survival of pt
2. Pt’s understanding of health problems and develop new behavior patterns
Hildegard Peplau (1909-1999)
THEORY OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP cont…
4 phases:
Develop therapeutic relationships that are…
POWR
- Pre-orientation
- Orientation
- Working phase
- Resolution
REN
- Respectful
- Empathetic
- Non-judgemental
THEORY OF CARING
- Goal of nursing is to help people attain a higher level of harmony within the mind-body-spirit
- 10 carative factors
- Holistic outlook addresses the impact and importance of altruism, sensitivity, trust, and interpersonal skills
Jean Watson (1940-)
Touch
- Provides comfort
- Creates a connection
- Noncontact Touch
- Contact Touch
Types of Contact touch
- Task-oriented touch
- Caring touch
- Protective touch
Essentials 1-9
- Expected outcomes of graduates of baccalaureate nursing programs
- Provides nursing programs w/ examples of educational approaches
Essentials of Baccalaureate Education (AACN)
-created in 2008 by American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Involves identification of practice issues; appraisal and integration of evidence; evaluation of outcomes
- Monitor pt outcomes & identify practice issues
- share evidence of best practices w/ a Interprofessional team
- Advocate protection of human subjects in research
- Evaluates credibility of info sources
Essential III: Scholarship of Evidence-Based Practice