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Master the key concepts of Nursing Theorists and Nursing Theories with this focused study resource. Review important nursing theorists, major nursing theories, foundational concepts, and essential principles commonly covered in nursing courses and exams. Ideal for nursing students, nursing theory courses, exam preparation, and quick review, this resource helps you organize and reinforce important information about influential nursing theorists and their contributions to professional nursing practice.

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Nursing Theorists
Nursing Theorists
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1. Florence Nightin- Person is influenced by the environment = overall theme
gale

2. Florence Nightin- Nursing = a calling to help patients in a repetitive process directly working with the
gale patient or by affecting the environment to improve health or recovery from illness

3. Virginia Hender- 14 basic needs
son basic nursing care involves 14 activities: physiological, spiritual and sociological.
Pay attention and listen to person

4. Dorothy Johnson Behavioral systems
Behavioral subsystems: attachment, dependency, ingestive, eliminative, sexual,
aggressive, achievement

5. Dorothy Johnson the nurse assesses the client's needs in these subsystems. When the client is
stressed the subsystems are disrupted. The nurse provides care to resolve prob-
lems in the subsystems to meet the patient's needs.

6. Imogene King Goal-Attainment
the goal of nursing is to use communication to help the client reestablish positive
adaptation to the environment

7. Imogene King grouped her theory into health concerns in three systems: social, personal, inter-
personal

8. Imogene King Theory of goal attainment: behavior>return
behavior>disturbance>set goal> agree on goal>help attain goal

9. Ida Jean Orlando Dynamic nurse-patient relationship

10. Ida Jean Orlando a model revolving around 5 interrelated concepts:
the function of professional nursing
the presenting behavior of the patient
the immediate reaction of the nurse
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the nursing process
improvement for the patient

11. Myra Levine Theory of conservation = holistic

12. Myra Levine Her idea was that we need to help the person conserve energy; structural integrity;
personal integrity; and social integrity

13. Myra Levine believed nursing is a discipline the basis of which is the person's dependence and
relation to others

14. Myra Levine health = the ability to maintain integrity

15. Lydia Hall Nursing is the Care, Core and Cure

16. Lydia Hall Depicted by circles
Care Circle
Core Circle
Cure Circle

17. Madeleine Cultural Diversity and University
Leininger

18. Madeleine Caring is a universal phenomenon but varies transculturally
Leininger

19. Madeleine Level 1 - the worldview and social systems
Leininger Level 2 - the individuals, families, groups and institutions
Levels 3 - folk systems, professional systems and nursing
Levels 4 - decisions and actions

20. Josephine Patter- Humanistic Theory
son and Loretta
Zderad

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