Essays on: Theory

Title: Madeleine Leininger Theory of Culture Care Diversity
Last modified: 22nd Apr 2021
Introduction: The chosen theory for this paper is Madeleine Leininger’s Culture Care Diversity and Universality care theory. This theory focuses on the fact that different cultures have different caring behavior and different health or illness values, belief, and pattern of behavior....

Title: Smoking and The Theory Of Planned Behaviour Essay
Last modified: 14th Apr 2021
Introduction: There is no safe level of smoking. Tobacco smoking among adolescent Australians is at an all time high. Nearly 40 000 Queensland secondary school students are classified as current smokers...

Title: Relating Critical Incident To Communication Theory And Knowledge Nursing Essay
Last modified: 17th Feb 2021
Introduction: The aim of this report is to look at a critical incident that occurred in placement and relate this to the theory and knowledge regarding communication and interpersonal skills....

Title: Reflection on theory and knowledge in nursing
Last modified: 8th Feb 2021
Introduction: The aim of this report is look at a critical incident that occurred in practice and relates this to the theory and knowledge regarding communication and interpersonal skills....

Title: Virginia Henderson’s Need Based Theory and Implications
Last modified: 16th Dec 2020
Introduction: Virginia Henderson’s Theory of Principles and Practice of Basic Nursing Care According to Nicely and DeLario ...

Title: Application of Erikson's Psychosocial Development Theory in Patient Care Plan
Last modified: 15th Dec 2020
Introduction: In clinical we use Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development to assist in developing a comprehensive and holistic plan of care for the patients we see....

Title: Virginia Henderson Theory Of Nursing Nursing Essay
Last modified: 10th Dec 2020
Introduction: Nursing theories can be applied to clinical situations when caring for patients. To help nurses make effective clinical decisions in providing the best care, knowledge of nursing theories and models....

Title: Florence Nightingale: The Environmental Theory
Last modified: 3rd Dec 2020
Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to investigate Florence Nightingale Environmental theory and test its usage in nursing practice. ...

Title: The History Of Reflection Theory
Last modified: 1st Dec 2020
Introduction: In scientific terms reflection is seen as light, heat or sound striking a surface to give off a reflection. Reflection is also seen as philosophical understanding of how one can gain knowledge through...

Title: Impactance of Comfort Theory in Nursing
Last modified: 2nd Oct 2020
Introduction: Comfort is an important outcome for nursing care and research. Katharine Kolcaba Comfort Theory, a middle range theory helps the concepts and reflect in nursing practice....

Title: King’s Theory of Goal Attainment in Nursing Practice
Last modified: 25th Aug 2020
Introduction: Imogene King’s Theory of Goal Attainment was chosen because not only can it be used in the nurse-patient relationship, it can also be used in the education and mentoring of new nurses. ...

Title: Effect of Formal Transitions on Registered Nurse Retention Rates
Last modified: 22nd Jun 2020
Introduction: Planned Change Theory Problem Definition and Background For the behavioral health nurse at St. Mary Hospital does the use of a formal, comprehensive transition to practice program specialized to behav...

Title: Nursing Theorist Analysis: The Environment Theory
Last modified: 22nd Jun 2020
Introduction: Abstract The Environment Theory, as discovered by the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale, places great emphasis on the individual needs of patients as it pertains to their surrounding env...

Title: Theories of Caring in Nursing
Last modified: 19th Jun 2020
Introduction: Introduction A concept represents a symbol or a building block of a bigger spectrum, it is in within the basis of what a researcher might want to pursue, the research can be applied through the use of...

Title: Orem’s Model of Nursing and Leininger’s Cultural Care Diversity and Universality Theory
Last modified: 17th Jun 2020
Introduction: Orem’s Model of Nursing and Leininger’s Cultural Care Diversity Theory Dorothea Orem and Madeleine Leininger are nurse theorists who made an impact by providing awareness of patient’s autono...

Title: Consideration of Nursing Theory in Practice
Last modified: 17th Jun 2020
Introduction: The Consideration of Nursing Theory in Practice The objective for the development of a theory is to illustrate, define, or systematize knowledge in a professional field of study. Theory can be utilize...

Title: An Evaluation of the Theory of Modeling and Role-Modeling
Last modified: 1st Jun 2020
Introduction: An Evaluation of the Theory of Modeling and Role-Modeling Abstract The purpose of this paper is to explore Erickson, Tomlin, and Swain’s theory of Modeling and Role-Modeling. This paper evaluates th...

Title: Application of Groupwork Theory to Discharge Group
Last modified: 14th May 2020
Introduction: Identify an intervention with a service user or service users from your own practice. Discuss the theories for practice that informed the chosen intervention. Illustrate your answer with examples from...

Title: Case Study Theory Guided Practice Evidence Based Practice Nursing Essay
Last modified: 13th Feb 2020
Introduction: This paper is a presentation of the board of the hospital which will present the arguments from two committees; an evidence-based committee and theory-based committee. A summarized report of each comm...

Title: The Role Of Theory And Practice Facilitated By Reflection Nursing Essay
Last modified: 13th Feb 2020
Introduction: Question “Dewey (1938) stated that all genuine education comes through experience. Certainly, in practice-based professions such as the health care professions, clinical experience should be the...

Title: Reflecting On The Incident And Making Necessary Application Of Theory
Last modified: 12th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction The aim of this assignment is to identify and reflect on a critical incident that happened at my work place and making an analysis for learning experience. The following will be identifie...

Title: Communicating Nursing Theory | Reflection
Last modified: 12th Feb 2020
Introduction: Nursing theory is a conceptualization of some aspect of discovered or invented realities that relates to nursing. The concept is expressed for the purpose of describing, explaining, predicting or pres...

Title: Path Goal Theory Case Study
Last modified: 12th Feb 2020
Introduction: In the path-theory preferring to “Jeanne Lewis case”, she used several behavior techniques to influence her staff. The staff behavior to the techniques will be explained in relation to pat...

Title: Erik Erikson's Developmental Theory Case Study
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Human Development This human development assignment will discuss an overview of Erik Erikson’s background, theory and his eight developmental stages. Then this assignment will briefly discuss Mr P...

Title: Florence Nightingale Theory Case Study
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Clinical Application of Florence Nightingale Theory (Paper) Amber Hussain Overview of Theory Everything in this world that has been created by God has some meaning attached to it and has to perform...

Title: Levine’s Conservation Model Theory: Case Study
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: According to Rafieian-Kopaei, Setorisi, Doudi, Baradaran, & Nasri (2014) atherosclerosis is a result of hyperlipidemia and oxidation, and it has been a principal factor of mortality in developed...

Title: Humanism, psychodynamic theory and cognitive-behavioural theory.
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Question What are the key characteristics and concepts of humanistic theory, psychodynamic theory and cognitive-behavioural theory? Answer Humanism is a holistic approach to psychology which places em...

Title: Patterns of Knowing in the Development of Nursing Theory
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Question Discuss the importance of the patterns of knowing in the development of the nursing theory. Answer Nurses require a great deal of knowledge to be able to serve their services users to the bes...

Title: Two Middle Range Theory Evaluation Paper
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate two middle range theories abilities to test the concept of comfort for the practice question “Do neonatal nurses who care for dying infants who attend an...

Title: The Pros And Cons Of Theory In Family Nursing Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: “Humanistic nursing embraces more than a benevolent technically competent subject- object one-way relationship guided by a nurse in behalf of another. Rather it dictates that nursing is a respon...

Title: Defining Leiningers Theory Of Transcultural Care Diversity Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: This nursing theory paper defines Madeleine M. Leininger’s theory of Transcultural care diversity and universality. She was born in Sutton, Nebraska 1948. Leininger (1978) introduced concept of ...

Title: Applying Theory To Practice Problem Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: This paper focuses on use of Betty Neuman systems Model in practice using a case study. The model focuses to finding a solution for a patient is none compliance with his care at home after being disch...

Title: Applying Kants Ethical Theory to Nursing
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Immanuel Kant was born in 1724 in Königsberg, which is today the city of Kaliningrad in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast (Watkins, 2002). He was raised in a Pietist household that stressed i...

Title: Dorothea Orem’s theory of self-care deficit
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: In her early experiences, she worked in operating room nursing, private duty nursing, pediatric and adult medical and surgical units, evening supervisor in the emergency room, and biological science t...

Title: The Peplaus Interpersonal Relationship Theory Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: The nurse patient relationship is a key concept in peplaus theory. If switching from a theoretical to practical application is to be effective, the clinicians must establish outcome measures that inco...

Title: Knowledge Of Nursing Watsons Theory Of Human Caring Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: The improvements in health care system have placed a burden on the nurse’s workload and responsibilities. Along with this burden, nurses have often disregarded their caring attitude when faced w...

Title: Behaviourist Learning Theory Directed Nursing Practice Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: According to professional standards of the College of Nursing of Ontario, the leadership expectation is not limited to nurses who are in formal leadership positions; all nurses, no matter of what kind...

Title: The theory of bio-psychosocial model
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: The theory of bio-psychosocial model was introduced in 1977 by Mr. George Engel, a professor of psychiatry and medicine. It is a comprehensive model explicating a strong relationship between health an...

Title: Orems Self Care Theory Background Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Dorothea Elizabeth Orem was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1914. She was one of the foremost nursing theorists in America. Orem began her nursing career at Providence Hospital School of Nursing in W...

Title: A Study On Peplaus Interpersonal Theory
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: This nursing critique paper examines the work of Hildegard Peplau as a nursing theorist and nurse practitioner. Because Peplau’s figure in the nursing profession has had such a revolutionary imp...

Title: Florence Nightingale Environmental Theory And Contributions To Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Florence Nightingale was born May 12th, 1820 to parents William and Frances Nightingale during the second year of their honeymoon tour and was named after the city of her birth, Florence, Italy. She ...

Title: Orems general theory of nursing is composed of three constructs
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Orem’s theory: – Orem’s general theory of nursing is composed of three constructs. Throughout her work, she interprets the concepts of human beings, health, nursing and society and h...

Title: The Theory of Comfort by Katherine Kolcaba
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: The Theory of Comfort by Katherine Kolcaba is middle range theory. Middle range theories contain a limited number of concepts and have a more limited scope. However, Kolcaba’s Theory of Comfort ...

Title: Transcultural Nursing Theory vs Humanistic Nursing Theory
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: The profession of nursing is an action or duty to provide for others, based on the science of caring. Throughout the years, many nursing leaders have developed ideas and concepts about the nursing pro...

Title: Nursing Theory And Philosophy Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Prior to the development of nursing theories, nursing practice was viewed as a series of tasks that required little to no rationale. The evolution of nursing theories and philosophies has facilitated...

Title: The Theory Underpinning One Intervention With A Dually Diagnosed Client Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Dual diagnosis has been described as one of the most significant problems facing the health services (Phillips et al 2010). The term was first used in America in the 1980s and in its most basic elemen...

Title: Examining Dorothea Orems Self Care Deficit Theory
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Dorothea Orem’s theory, self-care deficit, is one of the famous models used in nursing today. In 1914, Dorothea Orem was born in Baltimore, Maryland. First, Orem studied at Providence Hospital ...

Title: Contrast Of Roy And Orems Nursing Theory Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Nursing is an evolving discipline in the development of science i.e. theory and research and in professional practice. We have a rich history of thought from Florence Nightingale to the recent nurse r...

Title: Incorporating Theory And Practice To Achieve Competency Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: “Dewey (1938) stated that all genuine education comes through experience. Certainly, in practice-based professions such as the health care professions, clinical experience should be the basis fo...

Title: Mediastinitis And The Germ Theory Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Prevention and treatment of infection is a large part of practice after surgery. This paper will examine current practice in preventing and treating sternal wound infections, or mediastinitis, after s...

Title: Madeleine Leininger Theory of Transcultural Nursing
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: “Canada is not a melting pot in which the individuality of each element is destroyed in order to produce a new and totally different element. It is rather a garden into which have been transplan...

Title: Madeleine Leininger Theory Of Culture Care Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Madeleine Leninger was born on July 23 1925 in Sutton, Nebraska. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in Australia, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Her theory of Culture ...

Title: Application Of Theory In Pediatric Epilepsy Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Theories of nursing can be directly applied to nursing practice.  Middle range theories are especially important in caring for patients.  Recognizing that the theory of chronic sorrow is applicable ...

Title: Study On Levines Conservation Theory Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: 1. Introduction What is nursing theory? Nursing theory is concept that accumulated from some aspect of nursing, which help to converse the purpose of describing, explaining, predicting or prescribing ...

Title: Analysis and Evaluation of the Theory of Comfort
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Theory Analysis Scope The Theory of Comfort by Katherine Kolcaba is middle range theory. Middle range theories contain a limited number of concepts and have a more limited scope. However, Kolcaba̵...

Title: Foundations in Nursing Comfort Theory
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Everyone has experienced some type of discomfort or pain. Possibly it may be the most common reason why people seek health care. The role of the nurse is to provide care for clients in many settings a...

Title: Hildegard Peplau's Nursing Theory Analysis
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Hildegard Peplau is known for her many contributions to nursing. Although, she has made many strides in furthering psychiatric nursing, she greatly impacted the general field of nursing with her theor...

Title: Hildegard Peplau Nursing Theory
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Hildegard Peplau’s theory of interpersonal relations is a middle range theory that focuses on the nurse – patient relationship and how the two work together toward the common goal of welln...

Title: Orem Self Care Deficit Theory
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Nursing has developed throughout the decades with remarkable search to create a range of conceptualization that can characterize and define nursing science from wide perspectives. In this regard, the ...

Title: Community Empowerment Theory
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: As health care professionals it is essential that Registered Nurses use well developed and tested theories to guide their practice. As put by McEwen (2011, p.375) “Theory provides the basis of u...

Title: Self Care Deficit Theory of Nursing
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: The Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory (SCDNT) developed by Dorothea Orem and published in 1971 is one of the most influential and extensively utilized theories in nursing. The theory stemmed from resea...

Title: Importance of Imogene King's Theory of Goal Attainment
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: The role of theory to the profession of nursing is a foundational one. The presence of theory and a specialized scientific knowledge base coupled with unique practice abilities establish nursing as a...

Title: Florence Nightingale's Environmental Theory
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Sarah Trafford Where Did the Theory Come From? The environmental theory created by Florence Nightingale concentrates on the patient’s environment and the external conditions that effect diseas...

Title: Adaptation Model Theory Analysis
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Vangilene Shore   The theorist I selected is named Lorraine Callista Roy who was born on October 14, 1939, in Los Angeles, California. She was brought up to be raised in a family with solid Cathol...

Title: Middle Range Nursing Theory
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Contents Introduction Middle Range Nursing Theory Overview of a Nursing Theorist Nursing Meta-paradigm Importance of Middle Range Theory How Will This Theory Improve Nursing Practice? Conclusion Refe...

Title: Behavioral Systems Theory Utilization and Application
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: A body or collection of knowledge that is of most use in giving definitions and explanation to the profession of nursing is referred to as a nursing theory. Theories are based on assumptions made up o...

Title: Uncertainty in Illness Theory Analysis
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: UNCERTAINTY IN ILLNESS THEORY MIDDLE RANGE THEORY ASSIGNMENT BY STEPHANIE MORRIS Background and credentials Merle Mishel strives to enhance patient outcome and care during uncertainty by identifying...

Title: Does Nursing Need Theory?
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: =Do nurses need theory? A question that can be considered on many different levels. If one considers the evolution of nursing over time, one can observe that the nurse of antiquity was arguably as de...

Title: Watson’s Caring theory (2008) for Elderly Care
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Aging is a natural part of human life. With modern technologies and medical innovations the society has been able to prolong life and thus increase the number of older adults in the society. Normal p...

Title: Social Cognitive Theory Peer Mentoring Health And Social Care Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: The Ovahness Leadership Program works on the community building and community capacity components of the Community Organization and Community Building theory (Minkler, Wallerstein & Wilson, 2008)...

Title: Gate Control Theory Of Pain Health And Social Care Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: OA knee pain - prevalence, cost to NHS etc. Physio treatment of neck pain→ electro modalities, esp TENS Pain is something that everyone suffers with at one time or another. Pain can be a huge...

Title: Foucault's Theory Of Power
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: The entire work of Michael Foucault is one of the most important and innovative theoretical productions of the 20th century. It has been characterized as complex, daring and often in conflict with the...

Title: Occupational Theory And Well Being
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: This discussion will be looking at the health needs of an individual and impact these have on health, illness and well-being, in relation to occupational therapy. Firstly it will look at the individua...

Title: Theory and Practice in Maori Social Work
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: SOCIAL WORK Integrate Theory and Practice in Social work Task 1 The treaty of Waitaki presents the agreement between Maori and the Crown. The treaty was signed on 6th February 1840 at Waitaki in the ...

Title: History of Cancer Theories
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Defining Cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving out-of-control growth of abnormal cell growth in a part of the body. Ancient Evidence of Cancer The world’s first recorded case of cance...

Title: Theories of Genes and Cancer
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: The Wind in the Trees In the late 1950s, Peter Nowell and David Hungerford, two pathologists from Philadelphia had found an unusual chromosomal pattern in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) cells. I...