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UsingvNursingvKnowledgevtovApplyvNursingvTheoryvtovPracticev(graded)
Nursesvarevincreasinglyvconsideredvknowledgevworkers.vWevarevvaluedvforvwhatvwevknowvandvhowvw
evthinkvrathervthanvwhatvwevdo.vSelectvonevofvthevnursingvtheoriesvfromvyourvreadingsvthisvweekv(orvan
othervnursingvtheoryvfromvyourvtextbook).vHowvcanvyouvapplyvyourvselectedvtheoryvofvprofessionalvnur
singvtovyourvnursingvcare?vProvidevspecificsvusingvterminologyvfromvthevtheoryvyouvselectedvtovexplain
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InstructorvMartinezvEmailvthisvAuthor
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Ivamvsurevyouvarevawarevofvavvarietyvofvnursingvmodels/theories/philosophiesvorvparadigms.vNursingv
modelsvarevcriticalvtovourvprofessionvasvtheyvdefinevwhatvnursesvdo.vOfvcoursevNightingalevwasvthevfirs
tvnursevwhovdevelopedvavtheory.vManyvnursesvbasevtheirvpracticevonvwhatvtheyvbelievevtovbevimporta
nt,vwhilevothersvbasevtheirvpracticevonvonevorvmorevparadigmsv(Hood,v2014).vIvbasevmyvpracticevonvavv
arietyvofvmodels.vLeininger'svculturalvcarevandvdiversityvisvimportantvtovmevasvisvOrem'svSelfvCarevDeficit
vmodel,vandvthevCaringvtheory.
Culturevaffectsveverythingvinvlifevwhethervwevarevsickvorvhealthy.vTherefore,vitvisvimportantvtovbevcultu
rallyvcompetentvwhenvprovidingvcare.vSomevimportantvaspectsvofvLeininger'sv(1991)vparadigmvincludev
culturalvpreservation,vaccommodation,vandvrestructuring.vJustvthesevfewvtermsvarevinherentvwithvthevi
mportancevofvculture.vNevertheless,vOrem'svSelfvCarevDeficitvmodelvisvasvimportantvtovmyvpractice.vOr
emv(1991)vpositedvthatvwhenvsomeonevisvnotvablevtovcarevforvone'svself,vnursesvneedvtovstepvinvandven
surevthevpatientvwillvregainvself-care.vAssessingvavpersonvaccordingvtovOrem'sv(1991)vmodelvisvveryvin-
depthvandvtrulyvnotvavgoodvchoicevforvanvADNvprogram.vHowever,vnowvthatvyouvarevBSNvstudentsvandvs
oonvtovbevBSN-preparedvnurses,vyouvmayvbevhavingvanveasiervtimevapplying.
Indeed,vinvyourvBSNvcourses,vyouvwillvbevmorevimmersedvintovtheory.
ThevlastvtheoryvthatvisvimportantvtovmyvpersonalvpracticevisvthevCaringvmodel.vHoodv(2014)vdiscussedv
avvarietyvofvtheoristsvwhovhavevdefinedvthisvmodelvandvthevconcepts.vOfvcourse,veachvonevisvslightlyvdi
fferent.vIvbelievevwevhavevtovbevcaringvpeople,vifvwevarevnurses.vWhyvelsevwouldvanyonevwantvtoventer
vthisvprofession?vItvisvnotvthatvwevearnvsovmuchvmoney;vconsideringvthatvtruckvdriversvearnvmorevthanvn
ursesvandvnursesvarevresponsiblevforvthevlivesvofvmanyvpatients.vIvagreevwithvKoldjeskiv(asvcitedvbyvHoo
d,v2014)vthatvnursesvhavevavconcernvforvothers.
Whatvaboutvyou?vWhichvparadigmvorvparadigmsvdovyouvfindvimportant?vHowvwillvyouvbevablevtovappl
yvthevmodel/svinvyourvpractice?
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References
Hood,vL.J.v(2014).LeddyvandvPepper'svconceptualvbasesvofvprofessionalvnursingv(8thved.).vPhiladelphi
a:vLippincott,vWilliams,v&vWilkins.
LeiningervM.v(1991).vCulturevcarevdiversityvandvuniversality:vAvtheoryvofvnursing.vNewvYork:vNationalvLea
guevforvNursing.
Orem,vD.E.v(1991).vNursing:vConceptsvofvpracticev(4thved.).vSt.vLouis,vMO:vMosby-YearvBookvInc.
Respond
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HellovEveryone,
Ivwantedvtovsharevavlinkvtovavnicevsitevthatvoffersvmuchvinformationvonvnursingvtheories:vhttp://currentnu
rsing.com/nursing_theory/
Visitvandvletvmevknowvwhatvyouvthinkv:)v
Kindvregards
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HellovOsevandvclassmates,
Firstvthevlinkvforvthevnursingvtheories,vallvIvcouldvsayvisvwowvavlotvofvgreatvinformationvthere!!!!!
ThevparadigmvwhichvcloselyvresemblesvmyvwayvofvnursingvisvFayevAbdellah'sv 21vnursingvproblems.vAbdel
lahvplacedvthevfocusvonvpatientvcenteredvcarevtakingvthevfocusvawayvfromvthevdiseasevitself.vAbdellahvtr
ansformedvthevfocusvofvthevprofessionvfromvdiseasevcenteredvtovpatientvcentered.
Abdellahvcontributedvtovthevstartvofvwhatvisvnowvknownvasvprogressivevpatientvcare.
Abdellahsvtheoriesvwerevbasedvonvpeoplevhavingvphysical,vemotional,vandvpsychologicalvneeds.vEm
phasisvisvplacedvonvpreventionvandvrehabilitationvwithvwellnessvasvavlifetimevgoal.vHolisticvapproach
vmustvbevtakenvbyvthevnursevtovhelpvthevclientvachievevstatevofvhealth(George,v2002).v Hervgoalvwasvc
omprehensivevnursingvservice.vAlsovhervbeliefvwasveducationvofvnursevimproves,vnursingvpracticevi
mproves.
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UsingvNursingvKnowledgevtovApplyvNursingvTheoryvtovPracticev(graded)
Nursesvarevincreasinglyvconsideredvknowledgevworkers.vWevarevvaluedvforvwhatvwevknowvandvhowvw
evthinkvrathervthanvwhatvwevdo.vSelectvonevofvthevnursingvtheoriesvfromvyourvreadingsvthisvweekv(orvan
othervnursingvtheoryvfromvyourvtextbook).vHowvcanvyouvapplyvyourvselectedvtheoryvofvprofessionalvnur
singvtovyourvnursingvcare?vProvidevspecificsvusingvterminologyvfromvthevtheoryvyouvselectedvtovexplain
vyourvuse.
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Ivamvsurevyouvarevawarevofvavvarietyvofvnursingvmodels/theories/philosophiesvorvparadigms.vNursingv
modelsvarevcriticalvtovourvprofessionvasvtheyvdefinevwhatvnursesvdo.vOfvcoursevNightingalevwasvthevfirs
tvnursevwhovdevelopedvavtheory.vManyvnursesvbasevtheirvpracticevonvwhatvtheyvbelievevtovbevimporta
nt,vwhilevothersvbasevtheirvpracticevonvonevorvmorevparadigmsv(Hood,v2014).vIvbasevmyvpracticevonvavv
arietyvofvmodels.vLeininger'svculturalvcarevandvdiversityvisvimportantvtovmevasvisvOrem'svSelfvCarevDeficit
vmodel,vandvthevCaringvtheory.
Culturevaffectsveverythingvinvlifevwhethervwevarevsickvorvhealthy.vTherefore,vitvisvimportantvtovbevcultu
rallyvcompetentvwhenvprovidingvcare.vSomevimportantvaspectsvofvLeininger'sv(1991)vparadigmvincludev
culturalvpreservation,vaccommodation,vandvrestructuring.vJustvthesevfewvtermsvarevinherentvwithvthevi
mportancevofvculture.vNevertheless,vOrem'svSelfvCarevDeficitvmodelvisvasvimportantvtovmyvpractice.vOr
emv(1991)vpositedvthatvwhenvsomeonevisvnotvablevtovcarevforvone'svself,vnursesvneedvtovstepvinvandven
surevthevpatientvwillvregainvself-care.vAssessingvavpersonvaccordingvtovOrem'sv(1991)vmodelvisvveryvin-
depthvandvtrulyvnotvavgoodvchoicevforvanvADNvprogram.vHowever,vnowvthatvyouvarevBSNvstudentsvandvs
oonvtovbevBSN-preparedvnurses,vyouvmayvbevhavingvanveasiervtimevapplying.
Indeed,vinvyourvBSNvcourses,vyouvwillvbevmorevimmersedvintovtheory.
ThevlastvtheoryvthatvisvimportantvtovmyvpersonalvpracticevisvthevCaringvmodel.vHoodv(2014)vdiscussedv
avvarietyvofvtheoristsvwhovhavevdefinedvthisvmodelvandvthevconcepts.vOfvcourse,veachvonevisvslightlyvdi
fferent.vIvbelievevwevhavevtovbevcaringvpeople,vifvwevarevnurses.vWhyvelsevwouldvanyonevwantvtoventer
vthisvprofession?vItvisvnotvthatvwevearnvsovmuchvmoney;vconsideringvthatvtruckvdriversvearnvmorevthanvn
ursesvandvnursesvarevresponsiblevforvthevlivesvofvmanyvpatients.vIvagreevwithvKoldjeskiv(asvcitedvbyvHoo
d,v2014)vthatvnursesvhavevavconcernvforvothers.
Whatvaboutvyou?vWhichvparadigmvorvparadigmsvdovyouvfindvimportant?vHowvwillvyouvbevablevtovappl
yvthevmodel/svinvyourvpractice?
Warmvregards
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References
Hood,vL.J.v(2014).LeddyvandvPepper'svconceptualvbasesvofvprofessionalvnursingv(8thved.).vPhiladelphi
a:vLippincott,vWilliams,v&vWilkins.
LeiningervM.v(1991).vCulturevcarevdiversityvandvuniversality:vAvtheoryvofvnursing.vNewvYork:vNationalvLea
guevforvNursing.
Orem,vD.E.v(1991).vNursing:vConceptsvofvpracticev(4thved.).vSt.vLouis,vMO:vMosby-YearvBookvInc.
Respond
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InstructorvMartinezvEmailvthisvAuthor
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HellovEveryone,
Ivwantedvtovsharevavlinkvtovavnicevsitevthatvoffersvmuchvinformationvonvnursingvtheories:vhttp://currentnu
rsing.com/nursing_theory/
Visitvandvletvmevknowvwhatvyouvthinkv:)v
Kindvregards
Ose
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ChristinevBotchvEmailvthisvAuthorv 2/3/2015v3:20:12vPM
HellovOsevandvclassmates,
Firstvthevlinkvforvthevnursingvtheories,vallvIvcouldvsayvisvwowvavlotvofvgreatvinformationvthere!!!!!
ThevparadigmvwhichvcloselyvresemblesvmyvwayvofvnursingvisvFayevAbdellah'sv 21vnursingvproblems.vAbdel
lahvplacedvthevfocusvonvpatientvcenteredvcarevtakingvthevfocusvawayvfromvthevdiseasevitself.vAbdellahvtr
ansformedvthevfocusvofvthevprofessionvfromvdiseasevcenteredvtovpatientvcentered.
Abdellahvcontributedvtovthevstartvofvwhatvisvnowvknownvasvprogressivevpatientvcare.
Abdellahsvtheoriesvwerevbasedvonvpeoplevhavingvphysical,vemotional,vandvpsychologicalvneeds.vEm
phasisvisvplacedvonvpreventionvandvrehabilitationvwithvwellnessvasvavlifetimevgoal.vHolisticvapproach
vmustvbevtakenvbyvthevnursevtovhelpvthevclientvachievevstatevofvhealth(George,v2002).v Hervgoalvwasvc
omprehensivevnursingvservice.vAlsovhervbeliefvwasveducationvofvnursevimproves,vnursingvpracticevi
mproves.
