The purpose of this paper is to select and analyze one of the many nursing theories that exist. The focus of the theory and its history will be explored. In addition, the motivational factor behind the development of the theory and the creator’s philosophical beliefs and values will also be discussed. Then, concepts of the selected theory will be compared to the nursing metaparadigm. The nursing theory that will be discussed in this paper is the Interpersonal Relations theory, created by Hildegard E. Peplau.
My philosophy of nursing includes three important factors (1) the patient, which may include a family, a community or individuals. Or it may include any combination of the three. (2)The environment in which nursing care is provided. (3) The interaction between
The care plan was created using a linkage between diagnoses, interventions and patients’ desirable goals. Using the Nursing
Application of Theory to Nurse Staffing Monet J. Scott Chamberlain College of Nursing NR: 501 Theoretical Basis Advance Nursing June 2015 Application of Theory to Nurse Staffing Theories guide the nursing practice in the sense that they may be used to express viewpoints and orientations to the foundational characteristics of the nursing profession. This has a profound impact on the way nursing is practiced in every clinical situation. Theories are also used to comprehend and analyze certain situations resulting in effective nursing approaches and essentials to carry out quality nursing care. Nursing theories are not exclusive to practical and tactile patient care situations but they are also valuable in problem solving. The ability of nurses to respond, preform, and resolve issues accordingly in nursing care situations can be attributed to the use of theory.
Concept Comparison and Analysis Across Theories There are several nursing theories in the history of nursing. These theories have common core concepts. These core concepts consist of the person, the environment, health, and nursing. Identification of these core concepts lets nurses establish appropriate research questions, develop theory, and identify practice priorities. These core concepts lead nurses to actions that guide their practice.
This journal, begun in 1995, has been vital to the advancement of family nursing as it has given family nurses a place to share their thoughts and research. There is, however, disagreement over what family nursing actually encompasses (Hanson, 2001; Wright & Leahey, 2000), and how it differs from community health nursing (Friedman, 1986) and family therapy (Gilliss, Rose, Hallburg, & Martinson, 1989; Wright & Leahey, 1994). A review of the family nursing literature reveals that within the definition of family nursing family nursing practice is described in different ways. The way family nursing is practiced depends on how the family nurse conceptualizes the family and works with it. The degree of family-centeredness also is dependent on the philosophy of the system within which the nurse works.
Historical Perspective Essay Shanda M. Ramsey NUR/518 June 9, 2014 Cindy Boyer Historical Perspective Essay Nursing research is widely used to produce evidence-based practices for nurses to use in practice with caring for patients. It is a “systematic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy evidence about issues of importance to nursing” (Polit & Beck, 2012). Nursing theorists such as Florence Nightingale introduced research to the nursing field in the 1850’s with her publication Notes on Nursing. Over the years, contributions to nursing research continued to come forward helping to grow and develop nursing research to what it is today. Theorists are not the only contributors to the development of nursing research.
Finally, I am taking self-paced Spanish language courses to enhance my cultural awareness as this comprises a significant portion of my patient population. Regulatory Agencies versus Professional Nursing Organizations Nursing regulatory agencies (NRAs) and professional nursing organizations (PNOs) have distinct and sometimes starkly contrasting roles in a nurse's professional practice. Both foster advancement of the nursing profession, however the former is primarily regulatory while the latter is focused on collective advocacy. Organizations such as the Illinois Board of Nursing have a multifaceted mission of legal oversight, with principles such as: professional competence, nursing ethics, interprofessional collaboration, evidence based practice, and accountability. All of these principles propagate practice of the highest quality of current evidence-based care
Sources that can help us plan staffing models or determine appropriate nurse-to-patient ratios include standards defined by professional nursing organizations and regulatory agencies, and benchmarks from the American Nurses Association’s National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators. Context Nurses have been fighting for better staffing for a long time. This year in February, registered nurses in our nation’s capital gathered together to announce the introduction of safe staffing legislation that would set minimum, numerical RN-to-patient ratios in district hospitals, with extra staffing depending on the acuity of the patient (DC nurses, 2013). In 1999, California became the first state to pass legislation mandating minimum nurse-to-patient ratios (Chapman, et al., 2009). Nursing unions in California lobbied for this legislation because nurses were overworked and patient safety was an issue.
Due to Nightingale’s efforts to develop nursing into a profession and to provide those practicing with proper education, nursing was professionalised. Still nursing was very much focused on practical problem solving with little supporting theory. Even though the theory taken from Nightingale’s writings is seen as the basis for modern nursing, it was only after the Second World War that theory and practice became closer related. In the 1950’s the first theories on nursing were published and from 1960 till 1980 others such as Neuman and Orem followed. At the beginning of the 1980’s a collective view was created on the aspects which were key to nursing being: the person, the environment, health and nursing, also known as ”the metaparadigm of nursing”.