Our presentation is on Katharine Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory. Here is a quote from her book that captures the essents of her theory “Cure sometimes, treat often and comfort always. Katharine Kolcaba was born Katharine Arnold Dec. 8th, 1944 in Cleveland Ohio She is married and has 2 daughters and 8 grandchildren In 1965 she received her Diploma in Nursing from St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing in Cleveland. In the mid 1980’s Kolcaba wanted to further her nursing career, so she returned to school. In 1987 she earned her RN and Masters of Nursing from Case Western Reserve University.
The ADN degree can be earned from an accredited community college with approximately one year of prequisite courses and two years of nursing studies. The ADN program was initially created following World War II in order to help alleviate the nursing shortage. The ADN nurse was trained to have strong technical skills, provide patient care, but ultimately to perform under the supervision of a professional nurse. The ADN programs are designed to teach nurses practical bedside care. Students are taught basic communication skills to coordinate with other healthcare team members.
Historical Development of Nursing Timeline Brenda J. Fritz NUR/513 January 20, 2013 Dr. Peter Zografos 1859 – Florence Nightingale -“The lady with the lamp”- “The first nursing theory that focuses on the manipulation of the environment for the benefit of the patient.” Columbia School – The first theoretical conceptualizations of nursing science came from graduates of these programs. (According to University of Phoenix Week Two Supplement (2006), Developmental Historical of Nursing Timeline) 1952, 1988 – Hildegard E. Peplau “Interpersonal Relations in Nursing” 1955 -Bersham Harmer and Virginia Henderson-(Nursing knowledge is based on a theory of nursing diagnosis from medical diagnosis and based on those early conceptions of nursing. (According to University of Phoenix Week Two Supplement (2006), Developmental Historical of Nursing Timeline 1959 – Lydia Hall Core, Care, and Cure Model. (According to University of Phoenix Week Two Supplement (2006), Developmental Historical of Nursing Timeline) 1960 – Abdellah, Beland, Martin, & Metheney. (According to University of Phoenix Week Two Supplement (2006), Developmental Historical of Nursing Timeline) 1961, 1990 – Ida Jean Orlando – Yale graduate who became a faculty member – Focus on relationship between the nurse and patient.
Novice nurses took a task-focussed approach to weaning, treating it as a ‘medical’ technology transferred to them from doctors. Expert nurses used technology differently and saw its potential to become a ‘nursing technology’.
My Personal Philosophy of Nursing Submitted by Ivan J. Quinones, RN In partial fulfillment of the requirements of Transition to Professional Nursing N3645 Jeanean Boyd, MSN, RN June 1, 20 Introduction For this assignment I was given the task of articulating into words my personal philosophy of nursing. It is not an easy task to put into words what you do daily as second nature. First, I explain why I chose nursing as a profession. Then I explain what the “core of nursing” is for me; followed by my beliefs and values about patients, family, health care providers and my own health. I also explain my vision for my future in nursing.
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2000, 32(6), 1542±1549 Issues and innovations in nursing education The qualities of an effective mentor from the student nurse's perspective: ®ndings from a longitudinal qualitative study Morag A. Gray CertEd DipCNE MN PhD RGN RCNT RNT Head of Department, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland and Lorraine N. Smith BScN MEd PhD RN RMN Head of Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland Accepted for publication 17 July 2000 GRAY M.A. & SMITH L.N. (2000) Journal of Advanced Nursing 32(6), 1542±1549 The qualities of an effective mentor from the student nurse's perspective: ®ndings from a longitudinal qualitative study Parker and Carlisle (Journal of Advanced Nursing 24, 771±778) argue that there is a scarcity of empirical research focusing on issues such as supernumerary status and mentorship in Project 2000 courses from the students' perspective. This paper presents the ®ndings of a longitudinal cohort study using Grounded Theory to discover the effect(s) of mentorship on student nurses following the introduction of the 1992 programme of education leading to a Diploma of Higher Education in Nursing and registration with the United Kingdom Central Council (UKCC).
Question: Discuss what is involved in systematic development when developing a theory. Also, how is nursing theory different from the theory of other disciplines? The evolution of a nursing theory can be very arduous; yet rewarding, if proven successful and conclusive through research. Ultimately, a theory helps to guide research and validate practice. They can range from being very basic in nature to the most complex of emphases.
The Roy Adaptation Model Sister Callista Roy: Background Credentials, Title of Nursing Model, Reason for Development, and Classification of Theory Development by the Nursing Community Background credentials. Nursing theorist, Sister Callista Roy, was raised in Los Angeles, California where she became a member of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet (Phillips, 2006b). Her career in nursing started when she earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Mount Saint Mary’s college in 1963, followed by a master’s degree in nursing from the University of California in 1966. She then studied sociology at the University of California. In 1973, Roy earned a master’s degree in sociology, followed by a doctorate in the same field in 1977 (Phillips).
Historical Perspectives of Healing A Review of Eeva Sointu’s article ‘The Search for Wellbeing in Alternative and Complementary Health Practices’. Eeva Sointu is an assistant professor in medical sociology and has a B.A. in religious studies, an M.A. in "Religion, Culture and Society," and a Ph.D. in sociology. In 2006 she began teaching courses in medical sociology, Introduction of the Sociology of Selfhood and Identity, Qualitative Methods and a senior seminar on contemporary therapeutic cultures at the Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.
in 1964, and her M.S. in psychiatric and mental health nursing in 1966. Watson then pursued a higher degree accomplishing a Doctor of Philosophy in educational psychology and counseling in 1973 (“Jean Watson’s philosophy of nursing”, 2010). Currently, Dr. Watson is a renowned Professor of Nursing at the University Of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Watson is the founder of the Original Center for Human Caring in Colorado.