|Introduction to Nursing Theories | |This page was last updated on February 21‚ 2011 | |[pic] | |INTRODUCTION | |Each discipline has a unique focus for knowledge development that directs its inquiry | |and distinguishes it from other fields of study
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discusses shivering as a major complication of therapeutic hypothermia treatment and the importance of its early recognition and resolution. The article describes a tool called “The Bedside Shivering Assessment Scale” which according to the text‚ “can be used to determine the efficacy of interventions intended to blunt thermoregulatory defenses and can provide continual evaluation of patients’ responses to the interventions” (33). Due to the severity and complexity of hypothermia patients‚ they must be
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Historical timeline of nursing theory development NUR/513 12/2/2012 Historical timeline of nursing theory development The evolution of nursing as a profession throughout time has proven to be both an art and science. Different events throughout history have shaped nursing into its current organization. Nursing in the future is improving‚ striving for better care and service to the community in whole. The objective of this paper is to discuss the historic development of nursing‚ the relationship
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Complexity Theory as Applied to Nursing‚ 2005 Abstract Many conventional ideas about the world we live in have been shaken to their foundations by the emerging concepts of chaos and complexity. Insights are now being gained from the application of complexity theory into phenomena varying in scale from the natural sciences such as biology to the concept of caring in the nurse-patient relationship. These new scientific ideas have significant implications for the theory and practice of nursing. This
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Nursing Theory Plan of Care Theoretical Foundations of Practice NUR/513 March 05‚ 2012 Nursing Theory Plan of Care Ida Orlando literally wrote the book on the function of nursing. Her theory of the deliberative nursing process outlines a dynamic nurse-patient relationship in which the nurse uses his or her senses of perception together with deliberate actions to create an individualized care plan for each patient. Results of current research on the application of her theory follow
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Analysis of Family Stress Theory Nursing theory explains the relationship between concepts to enhance understanding and knowledge about a phenomenon (Walker & Advant‚ 2005). Theoretical frameworks for nursing of families provide a foundation for guiding the development of family centered care and research (Friedman‚ Bowden‚ & Jones‚ 2003).The application of theory helps to guide nursing practice‚ education‚ and research and supports the development of evidence-based nursing strategies and interventions
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1. Type of theory used to develop and test specific nursing interventions P42 2. Vulnerable Populations P 33-34 3. Cognitive changes in the preschooler P 146-150‚ 152 4. Outcome of managed care P 15 5. Characteristics of Open and Closed Systems P 43 6. Characteristics of the nursing process P 43 7. Gold Standard of Research P 53-54 8. Value of Qualitative Research P 59 9. Concept of Confidentiality in research P 60 10. What is Health P 66 11. Presence of risk
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The boundaries between nursing philosophy and nursing theory have not always been clearly clarified in the literature (Pesut & Johnson‚ 2008). One purpose for philosophical analysis is to examine the meaning and develop theories of meaning. Many philosophical findings are written in scientific notations‚ therefore philosophy and science are deeply linked. When developing a meaningful philosophy for nursing practice‚ many concepts must be taken into consideration. This includes patient and patient
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Practice of Professional Nursing Leadership Theories Nursing 4365 July 21‚ 2014 Vicki Hartin‚ Phd(c)‚ RN‚ CNE West Texas A & M University The Theory of Leadership Leadership is defined by Yoder-Wise (2011) as the process by which one uses personal traits to effectively and ethically lead patients‚ families and staff to accomplish clinical and organizational outcomes. Theory is defined by nursing-theory.org (2013) as a belief‚ policy or procedure that is followed to accomplish
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VOICE FOR NURSING Toward a Mid-Range Theory of Nursing Presence nuf_215 71..82 Michelle A. McMahon‚ MSN‚ RN‚ and Kimberly A. Christopher‚ PhD‚ RN‚ OCN Michelle A. McMahon‚ MSN‚ RN‚ is a Student in the PhD in Nursing Program‚ College of Nursing‚ University of Massachusetts Dartmouth‚ North Dartmouth‚ MA; Kimberly A. Christopher‚ PhD‚ RN‚ OCN‚ is Associate Professor‚ College of Nursing‚ University of Massachusetts Dartmouth‚ North Dartmouth‚ MA. Keywords Nursing presence‚ mid-range theory‚ nurse
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