Virginia Henderson Virginia Henderson has been called “The 20th century Florence Nightingale”, “The Nightingale of Modern Nursing”, “The Modern-Day Mother of Nursing” along with many other similar titles (http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/Henderson.html). She was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1897. She received a diploma in nursing from the Army School of Nursing at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D.C. in 1921. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in 1932 and Masters Degree in 1934 from Teachers college at Columbia University (Public Health Nursing Vol.24 No. 4, pp.
The theory also provides a foundation to preserve and uphold the professional roots in nursing. Jean Watson was born in the 1940’s in a small town along the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia. In 1961, Watson a graduate from Lewis Gale School of Nursing in Virginia continued her education in nursing at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She earned a B.S. in 1964, and her M.S.
Hildegard Peplau published the first nursing theory in 1952 and was recognized internationally as a nurse leader. Peplau’s Interpersonal Relations Theory emphasized the nurse as a change agent for patients healing. This encouraged interaction between the patient and nurse including concepts of anxiety, frustration, conflict and needs (George, 2011). She describes four steps in the interactional process that are relevant to nurses; orientation, identification, exploitation and resolution (McCrae, 2011). Her work contributed to the development of the National Mental Health Act of 1946 as well as providing input to the World Health Organization and National Institute of Mental Health (George, 2011).
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.
On May 12, 1914, 94 years to the day after the birth of Florence Nightingale, another influential nursing theorist was born, Martha Rogers. The eldest of four children Martha earned her Diploma in nursing from Knoxville General Hospital in 1936 followed in 1937 by her Bachelors of Science from Peabody College in Nashville. She later acquired two master’s degrees, one as a teacher and one in public health. She spent her early career in rural public health nursing and visiting nurse supervision, education and practice. In 1954 she was granted a Doctor of Science degree from John Hopkins.
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.
Overview According to Parker and Smith (2010) The Theory of Human Caring was developed between 1975 and 1979 while I was teaching at the University of Colorado. It emerged from my own view of nursing, combined and informed by my doctoral studies in educational, clinical, and social psychology. It was my initial attempt to bring meaning and focus to nursing as an emerging discipline and distinct health profession that had its own unique values, knowledge, and practices, and its own ethic and mission to society. p.352. As nurses we come out of school with our own group of beliefs and views on how we should take care of patients.
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 Background Dr. Dorothea E. Orem, RN BSN, Ed. MSN, Ed. was born 1914 in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Orem developed the Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory – SCDNT in 1956. She developed this theory to define nursing’s concern: “man’s need for self-care action and the provision and management of it on a continuous basis in order to sustain life and health, recover from disease or injury, and cope with their effects” and nursing’s goal: “overcoming human limitations” (Orem, 1959).
The ANA offered a definition of nursing and incorporated the definition into the nurse practice acts in 1955. The national council for the state boards of nursing defines nursing as a profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and populations to attain, maintain, or recover to optimal health and quality of life from conception to death. REGULATIONS COVERED BY THE NURSE PRACTICE ACTS The most definitive source for regulating nurse practice is considered to be the nurse practice act. The nurse practice acts define the scope of practice for healthcare individuals, requirements to enter into the medical field as a healthcare professional, along with definitions, and standards of nursing practice in each state. States may also