Application of Nursing Theory Nurses have to make numerous decisions on a day to day basis. Some are simple decisions and other issues are more complex and require guidance to make decisions. Nursing theory is one way for nurses to make decisions based on problems or situations they face. As Cody (2003) states‚ “one learns to practice nursing by studying nursing theories” (pg. 226). This statement can be applied to problem solving and decision making. By using theory‚ nurses can apply concepts
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NUR513Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Adult Obesity: Application of Orem‚ King‚ and Pender’s Conceptual Models Adult obesity is one of the United States most serious health problems. Approximately 127 million adult Americans in the U.S. are overweight (American Obesity Association‚ n. d.). "Each year‚ obesity causes at least 300‚000 excess deaths in the U.S.‚ and healthcare costs of American adults with obesity amount to approximately $100 billion" (American Obesity Association‚ n. d.).
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Orem Theory Assessment Tricia Burr Elms College Elms College: Division of Nursing Theory Assessment Assignment N: 285 Theorist: _____Dorothea Orem______________________________________ Theory: ______Self-Care Deficit Theory _______________________________ |Credentials |Basic degrees – Diploma from Providence Hospital School of Nursing in Washington DC in 1934; BSN Ed from | |Of author |Catholic University of America in 1939 (Hartweg & Fleck
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Application of Theory Paper Guidelines & Scoring Rubric Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to synthesize one strategy for the application of a specific nursing theory to resolving a problem or issue of nursing practice in nursing leadership‚ nursing education‚ nursing informatics‚ or health policy. Course Outcomes Through this assignment‚ a student will demonstrate the ability to: (CO#1) Analyze theories from nursing and relevant fields with respect to their components‚ relationships
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DOROTHEA OREM’ SELF-CARE DEFICIT THEORY OF NURSING Dorcas Gray NUR/403 January 13‚ 2014 Marilyn Moorhouse University of Phoenix Material Nursing Theorist Grid The chosen theorist is Dorothea Orem. Description of key points of the theory The self-care deficit theory “provides a way of looking at and investigating what nurses do” (Blais & Hayes‚ 2011‚ p. 102). It speaks to activities that individuals can perform independently to maintain life‚ health‚ and wellbeing. The theory
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DOROTHEA OREM’S NURSING THEORY RED TEAM MEMBERS S T E FA N I E B U R I C S U N D A RA D E VA RA J S H A N E D RY I A L E W I S T H O M A S VA DA K A N W E N D I S L E VA 08/18/2014 INTRODUCTION Nursing theories offer an organized and systemic way to express statements related to questions in nursing. This provides nurses with the opportunity to describe‚ predict‚ explain and control phenomenon related to their practice GENERAL THEORY OF NURSING Dorothea Orem’s theory is comprised of three related
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Dorothea Elizabeth Orem Myiesha Melvin Fayetteville State University PNUR 210-01 Abstract Dorothea Elizabeth Orem (1914-2007) born and raised in Baltimore‚ Maryland was an amazing nursing theorist. Orem obtained many degrees as well as honorary degrees. She was the creator of the Self-Care deficit theory‚ also known as the Orem model of nursing. Dorothea Elizabeth Orem (born 1914 in Baltimore‚ Maryland and died 2007 in Savannah‚ Georgia) was a nursing theorist and creator of the self-care deficit
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FALL PREVENTION ON ELDERLY PATIENTS IN A SURGICAL WARD There are various reasons why elderly patients in a surgical ward may fall‚ injuring them even more almost instantly‚ the issue of patient’s safety and security have been the primary concern of most hospital and clinical institution but elders do fall unpredictably. Elderly patients at the age of 65 falling is a serious problem‚ medical professionals has realized the needs to develop a plan to purposely prevent such incidents from happening
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According to Freud’s System of Psychology published in the “History of Psychology Ideas and Context”‚ Freud’s stage theory of psychosexual development states that an infant’s early interactions with the world are predominantly via the oral cavity‚ which is also known as the oral stage (Viney & King‚ 2003). Thus‚ it is apparent that my meteoric weight gain is tied closely to this theory because the only way for me to obtain pleasure is through the intake of my mother’s milk. Weaning away from my mother’s
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Application of Learning Theory Paper NURS 4320 Department of Nursing Texas A&M University‚ Corpus Christi‚ Texas Application of Learning Theory INTRODUCTION Among the many complications that can occur with pregnancy‚ one of the most prevalent and potentially life threatening for mother and fetus is gestational diabetes. Unfortunately‚ the possibility for the mother to eventually become a Type 2 diabetic is significantly higher if she was previously diagnosed with gestational diabetes
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