Nursing theory, research, and practice
Scenario in which theory, research, and practice interact to create good patient outcomes
Imogene King’s theory
Functional Status
Nurse-Patient Relationship
Using the Imogene King’s theory to enhance Nurse-Patient Relationship
Enhanced Patient care
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Nursing theories have been developed as a way of trying to explain the fundamental importance of clinical practice (INSCOL, 2014). Even though these theories are used to guide practice, it is true to claim that most of them have not been put to the… Continue Reading...
It is important to understand nursing theory for a couple of reasons. The first is that nursing theory forms the basis for how the nursing role has evolved in health care today. There is a saying that in order to understand where one is going, it is necessary to understand where one has been. For this reason alone, it is important to understand how nursing theory has evolved over time, and how nurses today see their roles, and how those roles fit within the greater context of the health care system. If we look at… Continue Reading...
informs how nurses view themselves, their colleagues, and their role in healthcare. Nursing theory might seem like an abstract issue, but throughout the history of the profession, nurses have consistently demonstrated the importance of clarifying their theoretical perspectives and nursing philosophies. Nursing theory is important to the nursing profession because theory undergirds practice.
Research shows how important nursing theory is for nurse education. One Finnish study shows that an empathic and caring nursing theory promotes a constructive learning environment that promotes optimal professional development (Mikkonen, Kyngas & Kääriäinen, 2015). Because nurse education programs are where all professionals receive their formative training and… Continue Reading...
and rules are involved in becoming a great nurse, understanding and applying theory must be the most important aspect. Nursing theory allows for one to examine concepts and then attempt practical application of these concepts when theories are tested. Evidence-based practice for example, is the wonderful lovechild of theory and application in that when theories are constructed, they are then tested, and if they work, are applied to standard practice via modification. This essay aims to provide a deeper synthesis of nursing theory by examining two important nursing theories: Orem's Self-care Theory and Watsons Nursing Theory. Additionally, one will see how nursing theory has evolved since its beginnings.
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to cultural variables and other sociocultural issues like gender. Other aspects of Nightingale’s nursing theory that I can immediately apply to my patient care practices center on the responsibility the nurse undertakes to be an active role promoting healing via alterations to the care context.
2. Caring Science
The concept of caring has become embedded in nursing to the point where it is often taken for granted as an implied aspect of service delivery. Therefore, when caring is absent from nursing practice or patient interactions and communications, it can have an adverse impact on health outcomes or on organizational behavior. A lack of… Continue Reading...
other theories in nursing research and nursing practice?
References
Cosejo, D. (2018, March 10). Lydia Hall’s Nursing Theory – Core, Care and Cure Model for Geriatric Care. Retrieved October 11, 2018, from https://www.rnspeak.com/lydia-halls-nursing-theory-core-care-and-cure-model-for-geriatric-care/
Hall, L. (2012, January 27). Care, Cure and Core. Retrieved October 11, 2018, from http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/Lydia_Hall_Care_Cure_Core.html
Leocadio, M.C. (2010, September). Towards the Enlightened Model of Lydia Hall’s Care Core Cure Using the Perspectives of ARUGA* for Holistic Nursing Needs of Filipino Patients. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 8(3), 222-223.
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nursing research in particular, it is not unusual to use a nursing theory to frame the structure of a quantitative study, particularly to narrow a hypothesis and build upon previous research (Thompson, 2017). The risk is using a theory which is overly theoretical in its approach for a data-driven study. Similarly, even though qualitative research is more open-ended, it can still be useful to use a theory or an operational definition of caring, self-care, or another nursing concept to focus the responses of participants to a greater degree.
Q3. What specific types of research designs are used in quantitative research? What… Continue Reading...
Health Promotion: Diabetes Education and Prevention
Given the need for specificity in nursing theory for addressing a particular topic such as diabetes education and prevention, Nola Pender’s Health Promotion Model would seem to be particularly useful. The model is designed to assist people in making needed lifestyle changes. It is based upon the presumption that people wish to maximize their health potential and possess enough self-awareness to grow in their capacity to self-regulate (Pender, 2013, p.5). While health professionals can act as facilitators, ultimately the model focuses on people’s ability to engage in self-initiated changes in behavior and in their environment. Type… Continue Reading...
ability to communicate, which implies that language is important. Therefore, this project is supported by Transcultural Nursing Theory, which postulates that effective healthcare involves knowing and understanding the various cultural norms and beliefs relating to the individual patient (Wayne, 2014). Given the nature of the modern healthcare environment, healthcare providers need to provide transcultural care, which is an individual-centered care approach that is culturally unique and based on effective communication. The conceptual framework for this proposed project is as shown in Figure 1 below.
Figure 1: Conceptual Framework for the Project
Professional Interpreter
Healthcare Provider/Staff
Individual Patient
Family
Implementation of Change
As previously indicated, the proposed… Continue Reading...
