Myra Levine
RN, BSN
2/2/2014
NURS600
Abstract
Through theories nursing have been renewed and taken to another level. Nursing theorist such as Dorothy Orem, Betty Neuman, Myra Levine and others have made an invaluable impact in nursing. Florence Nightengale who is a much known theorist in the nursing field has made impressive improvement in healthcare and in nursing including the importance of hand hygiene. Betty Neuman was a pioneer in psychiatric health and the neuman system model, this model is to bring stability to individuals who need and/or are receiving nursing care (Meleis 2012). Nursing theories are divided into four categories starting with the first school of thoughts: needs, the second school of thought is interaction, the third school of thought is outcome, and last but not least the fourth school of thought is caring and becoming. Nursing focus is on the need to improve the care of the patient’s health and wellbeing. Grand Theory Assignment A nurse uses theories everyday in their job. We forget at times how far nursing has come. With the help of the nurses before us we are able to use research and theories to help us in our practice. In this paper a few of many of the theorist will be discussed and compare. Being a nurse is an important and caring career.
Dorothea Orem was a part of the first school of thought needs. “Needs Theorist” provided us with a view of human being that was slightly different but close to the view provided by the biomedical model (Meleis 2012). She published her theory in 1959. Her focus was to develop a curriculum for practical nurses. The three theories were called Self-Care, Self-Care Deficit, and Self-Care requisites. The purpose of this theory was to maintain life and to keep the physical and psychic function going, and to maintain the integrity of a person’s function and development with the framework of conditions that are essential for life (Meleis 2012). Orem thought that the nurse should
2/2/2014
NURS600
Abstract
Through theories nursing have been renewed and taken to another level. Nursing theorist such as Dorothy Orem, Betty Neuman, Myra Levine and others have made an invaluable impact in nursing. Florence Nightengale who is a much known theorist in the nursing field has made impressive improvement in healthcare and in nursing including the importance of hand hygiene. Betty Neuman was a pioneer in psychiatric health and the neuman system model, this model is to bring stability to individuals who need and/or are receiving nursing care (Meleis 2012). Nursing theories are divided into four categories starting with the first school of thoughts: needs, the second school of thought is interaction, the third school of thought is outcome, and last but not least the fourth school of thought is caring and becoming. Nursing focus is on the need to improve the care of the patient’s health and wellbeing. Grand Theory Assignment A nurse uses theories everyday in their job. We forget at times how far nursing has come. With the help of the nurses before us we are able to use research and theories to help us in our practice. In this paper a few of many of the theorist will be discussed and compare. Being a nurse is an important and caring career.
Dorothea Orem was a part of the first school of thought needs. “Needs Theorist” provided us with a view of human being that was slightly different but close to the view provided by the biomedical model (Meleis 2012). She published her theory in 1959. Her focus was to develop a curriculum for practical nurses. The three theories were called Self-Care, Self-Care Deficit, and Self-Care requisites. The purpose of this theory was to maintain life and to keep the physical and psychic function going, and to maintain the integrity of a person’s function and development with the framework of conditions that are essential for life (Meleis 2012). Orem thought that the nurse should