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Nursing and Personality Theory, 2007.
An overview of Erik Erickson's personality theories as applied to nursing.
778 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 18.95
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This paper presents an examination of personality theories by famed theorist Erik Erickson and looks at how the theory applies to the field of nursing. The paper also explores the theory of locomotor development and explains how it is used in the author's daily profession as a nurse.
Outline:
Introduction
The Theory
Using it in Nursing
Conclusion
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"In the field of pediatric nursing, the understanding of Erickson's personality theory can be extremely useful. Knowing what the theory believes and what the various stages of childhood development entail, provides an excellent backdrop for nurses to be significantly more equipped when it comes to handling their young patients.
When children are seen in the office, it can be a scary and sometimes overwhelming experience for them. If they are between the ages of 2-6, a nurse who understands the locomotor theory of Erickson can use it to help the child feel comfortable and in control of their environment and the medical events of their lives. "
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Broad Nursing Theory and Mid-Range Theory, 2002.
Compares two different theories of nursing and argues that one of them is more conducive to experimentation and solid conclusions.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, £ 24.95
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This essay discusses broad nursing theory and mid-range theory. The specific theories that are used as examples are comfort theory (mid-range) and self care deficit theory (broad theory). The paper shows that both theories are constructive to nursing, but that mid-range theory allows experimentation and solid conclusions.
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Nursing Theory, 2008.
This paper discusses nursing theory, specifically in regards to self-care facilitated by Dorothy Orem's model and the mid-range theory of the community health model.
1,987 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 11 sources, MLA, £ 43.95
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This paper discusses the importance of nursing theory as not simply a philosophical abstraction, but as also useful for the demands for "description, explanation, prediction and control" during nursing work and study. Having a background in nursing theories can prove helpful because theories give clues as to what to ask, what to observe, what to focus on and what to think about when a nurse is under pressure or dealing with a noncompliant patient. The paper asserts that even grand theories have a practical emphasis. They can offer validation of the patient's cultural differences and self-empowerment and actualization through facilitating patient self-care. Self-care facilitation is a stress in many of the grand theories, as Orem's theory likewise attempts to address self-care deficits such as patient noncompliance with a dietary or physical fitness regime. There is always inevitable overlap between models, as contemporary nursing models and grand theories all strive to be limited to a focus on problems in nurse-patient situations or problems in person-environment interaction to be of use in practitioners in the field. Furthermore, the paper looks at the use of middle range theories in nursing, which some assert are more useful and more easily tested in practice. These mid-range theories act as subsidiaries of grand theories, and draw a great deal of their philosophy from grand theories. The major categories of knowledge reflected in different contemporary nursing models and grand theories, which include needs-based approaches, interaction-based approaches, outcome-focused approaches and humanistic approaches can be placed through the use of mid-range theories in a very specific context, such as pain management, or health promotion.
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"Orem places a strong emphasis on exercise and physical activity that the patient can achieve him or herself. In the Community Empowerment Model, the nurse can provide counseling how to achieve such goals in the context of the patient's specific community and cultural environment (Extract from "Medicare Primary and Consumer Directed Care Demonstration: Health Promotion Nurse Intervention Model," 2002). The importance of exercise is directly derived from Orem's stress upon the need for the nurse to help the patient with such basic self-care modalities as nutrition, hygiene (including better sleep hygiene), mobility (including exercise), medication, and more empowered behavior. Orem also stresses patient empowerment in the context of direct nursing care, where the nurse has direct contact with client and/or family, along with Orem's the belief that self-care deficits are the result of environmental situations (Mayo, 1997).
"The environmental impact upon self-care also illustrates how the Community Empowerment Middle Range theory springs directly from Orem's influence, along with the pragmatic and humanist philosophical influences gave birth to Orem's stress upon patient empowerment during the entire process of treatment. The Community Empowerment Model also incorporates multiculturalism into its philosophy. Both theories share the logical positivist emphasis which stresses situations and context dictating the course of treatment, and the importance of taking into consideration the environment of the patient."
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The Nursing Theory of Hildegard Peplau, 2006.
A review of Hildegard Peplau's theory of nursing.
1,596 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 36.95
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According to this paper, Hildegard Peplau is a nursing theorist who developed a nursing theory with sensitivity to nurse and patient interaction. The paper discusses how Peplau's theory has often been applied to nursing theory associated with psychiatric nursing but can also be applied to nursing theory with regard to many aspects of the nursing process.
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Introduction
Peplau's Theory
Application of theory to Hospital Medical Surgery Nursing
Conclusion and Evaluation
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"Within the hospital setting of the practice of medical/surgical nursing practice Peplau's theories can be identified as very helpful in defining the psychosocial role of the nurse and patient in the roles they are prescribed during a hospital stay. During the orientation phase of the theory in medical surgical practice, the nurse and the individual assist one another in discerning the patient's problem and the needs that may arise because of it. During the identification process the nurse and the patient collectively identify with each other, in the roles they play in the given condition and the patient becomes comfortable enough to rely on the nurse to assist them in the needs they cannot meet independently, such as dressing site changes, vitals taking and activities of daily living like bathing and trips to the bathroom to aide the patient in recovery. "
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Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory, 2002.
An examination of self-care deficit nursing theory and how it contributes to nursing knowledge and practice.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 24.95
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This essay provides a critique of self-care deficit nursing theory. It reveals how the theory directly contributes to nursing knowledge and practice. By focusing in on a specific concept, the theory allows an immediate application of ideas to practice. Specifically, the paper illustrates how self-care deficit theory proposes that individuals have a set of tasks that are crucial to the maintenance of their health. A self-care deficit exists when the relationship between a person's ability to perform required actions is not adequate to meet all of the therapeutic self-care demand. This is where the function of nurses becomes instrumental.
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Jean Watson's Theory of Nursing, 2004.
An examination of the breakthroughs in the nursing profession, which came about due to Jean Watson's theory of nursing.
2,451 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 11 sources, MLA, £ 51.95
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This paper argues that the perception of the nursing profession changed after the introduction of Jean Watson's theory of nursing. It defines this theory, which addresses this perception by accurately identifying that the nurse?s career as much more than just being a doctor?s helper. It explains that the nursing profession carries a different responsibility in the healing process. Watson views nursing as both an art and a science. While the science is focused on performing medical procedures and assisting doctors and other health professionals in their work, the art of nursing encompasses the whole human person. The art of nursing, according to Watson, is preserving the worth of humankind through the process of caring.
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"During a time when educational standards are being reevaluated as to the content, clarity and purpose of ht educational process, many fields are also undergoing refinement. When a particular field encounters a speed bump in its ongoing progress, like education, it is appropriate to reevaluate where the organization has been, where it is currently, and in what direction the field needs to be pointed in order to regain its effectiveness. The nursing field is a sector of the educational system which is currently suffering from a reduction in recruitment. The nursing field has long carried the stereotypes of a career path that is ?less than? a doctor?s status, and therefore less desirable."
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Nursing Research Theory, 2004.
This paper presents a nursing diagram based on the development of a middle-range nursing theory.
1,808 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 43.95
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This paper discusses the linkage of theory-research and theory practice. The author delineates each level of the theory and provides supportive documentation for all statements, postulates, claims, and other notions central to the presented theory. The paper explores a nursing diagram based on the development of a middle-range nursing theory related to coping with chronic illness.
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"One promising approach to strengthening theory-research and theory-practice linkages is to place greater emphasis on developing and using theories of the middle range to underpin nursing research and practice. The authors define middle range theories as moderately abstract inclusive organized within a limited scope with a limited number of variables, which are testable in a direct manner. The mid-range theories are said to have a stronger relationship with research and practice. This paper presents a nursing ..."
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The Peplau Nursing Theory, 2002.
A background and explanation on the Peplau theory of nursing.
1,593 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 36.95
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This paper explains the theory known as Peplau Nursing. The theory was created by Hildegard Peplau, a nurse whose pioneering theory can be seen in her book "Interpersonal Relations in Nursing". The paper offers a brief background on Peplau herself as well as an explanation of her system whereby nurses are trained and encouraged to develop close personal and psychological relationships with their patients. The paper includes a copy of an actual case study which put the theory to the test.
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"Peplau became a prolific writer, expanding on her theory, which focused on the use of a therapeutic relationship between the nurse and the client, or ?psychodynamic nursing?. Her descriptions of the ?four phases? of this relationship and the six major ?roles? of the nurse led her to numerous positions and awards throughout the country. She retired in 1974 and received numerous honorary doctorates from various universities."
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Orem's Nursing Theory, 2002.
An analysis of Orem's theory.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 18.95
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This paper provides a succinct analysis of Dorothea Orem's nursing theory in terms of the nursing metaparidigm, person, environment, health and nursing. The author also addresses the congruence of her theory with Rural Nursing theory and how her theory is applied to the Medical Surgical area in an acute care setting
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Fawcett's Nursing Theory, 2001.
An analysis of the nursing theory of Jacqueline Fawcett through the use of case studies.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 32.95
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This paper looks at Jacqueline Fawcett's framework of analysis and evaluation of conceptual modules of nursing. It attempts to select a specific example as a kind of case study and uses this as an evaluation tool and example throughout the paper. The purpose of Dr. Fawcett?s text is to marry ideas regarding nursing theory with nursing practice and this paper attempts to do so as well, albeit in a much more concentrated format. Nursing theory is supposed to provide aid to nurses through describing and ?controlling? the theoretical framework through which care is provided. This paper assesses Fawcett?s model on those terms.
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"At the beginning of her text, Jacqueline Fawcett traces the historical evolution of the conceptual model of nursing, to the present development of the ?metaparadigm? model of nursing. Unlike previous theoretical models, the metaparadigm model links concepts such as ?person,? ?environment,? ?health,? and ?nursing? from a merely thematic approach, where such concepts are looked at in isolation, to one in which propositions regarding these cornerstones of care are linked as a part of a general model of nursing care. Fawcett relies on the four-pronged approach to the development of nursing knowledge in her model. She labels these four prongs as ?person,? ?environment,? ?health,? and ?nursing.? "
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Orem's Theory of Nursing, 2005.
This paper explores Orem's Theory of Nursing, focusing on elderly patients.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, £ 24.95
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This paper reviews and evaluates the Orem Theory of Nursing with respect to care for the elderly who are dealing with depression. The theory is reviewed from the standpoint of strengths and weaknesses as well as the applicability to dealing with elderly patients who are afflicted with depression. The report also looks at the Orem theory from a person perspective.
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"According to Thomas (1983, p14) hospitals are "held together, glued together, enabled to function...by the nurses" and other health care professionals that may or may not be attuned to the effects of cultural influences on treatment, new diagnostic procedures or effective care models. Coupled with this, health care shortages have reached astronomical levels in all cultures, all countries and in all practicing professional areas (Sechrist and Lewis 1996). With the twenty first century now upon us, there is even a greater need to foster an environment wherein there exists a coalition amongst educators, industrial leaders, politicians, regulatory agencies and professional organizations to assist the health care profession with what may seem as an insurmountable task; namely, to foster an attitude of acceptance for colleagues and patients that no longer epitomize the typical staid genre total physician oriented treatment."
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Abdellah's Theory of Nursing, 2008.
This paper explains the nursing theories of Faye Abdellah and Jean Watson.
1,321 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 30.95
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The paper explains some of the inherent differences between the nursing theories of Faye Abdellah and Jean Watson. The paper relates that although Faye Abdellah's nursing theory was patient-centered and involved the care of the patient, it was clinically based and emphasized the science of nursing. The paper shows how this fits well with Jean Watson's theory of nursing, or caring science, which encompasses a humanitarian, human science orientation to the human caring processes and experiences.
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"Born in New York City in 1909, Faye Abdellah graduated from Fitkin Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1942 and then earned three degrees at the Teachers College at Columbia University--a B.S. in nursing, and an M.A. and a PhD in education. She was appointed Chief Nurse Officer for the U.S. Public Health service and the first woman and nurse to be Deputy Surgeon General. Her extensive experience in practice, education and made her recognized as one of the leading researchers in health and public policy and international health (Haase, 1990, p. 59)."
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Dorothea Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory of Nursing, 2008.
A look at the benefit, barriers and challenges of Dorothea Orem's self-care deficit theory of nursing as applied to the author's workplace.
2,868 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 10 sources, APA, £ 59.95
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In this paper, the author discusses the purpose and rationale for using Dorothea Orem's self-care deficit theory of nursing (S-CDTN) in her women's health practice and the development of a plan to implement the self-care deficit theory in the author's workplace. The author also discusses possible barriers and challenges to implementation, presents evaluation criteria and critique of S-CDTN, and provides examples of S-CDTN relevant to the author's workplace.
Outline:
Theory Overview
Rational for Selecting Theory
Barriers and Challenges to Implementing Orem's Theory
Evaluation Criteria and Results
Theory Critique
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"Dorothea Orem, first published in 1971, developed her nursing theory independent of the medical model focusing on the autonomy of nursing practice and provided a link of relevant nursing knowledge to the requisites of clients needing health-related care (Koenig Blais, Hayes, Kozier, & Erb, 2002, chap. 6). The self-care deficit theory "expresses and develops the reasons why persons require nursing care" (Dennis, 1997, p. 11). The core of this theory and the first of the three theory components is self-care/dependent care. Her self-care theory focused on the recipient of nursing care versus the nurse provider. Self-care encompasses learned activities natural to all adults as they respond to internal and external (environment) input. Dependent care is actions the individual performs on behalf of children or adults due to health deviations or developmental age (Dennis, 1997, chap. 2). "
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Conceptual Theory in Nursing, 2007.
An analysis of conceptual theory in nursing, with regards to screening procedures, as set down by theorists L.O. Walker and K.C. Avant.
2,220 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 15 sources, MLA, £ 47.95
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This paper discusses nursing theorists, Walker and Avant's conceptual theory in nursing. Specifically, the paper details eight steps to a more effective concept analysis of "screening" for nurses in theory and practice. It describes the relevance of each step and the ways that they should be implemented for the most successful screening and treatment.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Step 1
Selecting a concept
"Screening"
Step 2
Purpose Or Aims Of The Concept
Step 3
Identify Uses Of The Concept
Step 4
Determine the Defining Attributes
Step 5
Identify A Model Case
Step 6
Examine Other Cases
Step 7
Identify Antecedents and Consequences
Step 8
Define Empirical Referents
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"An "invented" case of such a problematic screening, however, one that may or may not contain ideas outside of the experience of many nurses, however, might be that of a mother who brought her infant in for a routine screening by a pediatrician, and who volunteered to the nurse, without the prompting of a screening, the fact that she was depressed or had trouble coping. Then, if the nurse broached the subject in a more formal fashion, according to some of the language that is used to characterize the physical and emotional problems of screening for postpartum depression, the mother might reject such a diagnostic inquiry. This is problematic, because the nurse may or may not be qualified to make such a psychological assessment, even though she, by virtue of her position, might be led to believe that the woman is suffering from postpartum depression."
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