H NUR 502 TOPIC 8 BENCHMARK ASSIGNMENT
APPLYING THEORY TO A PRACTICE PROBLEM
PART 3|
APPLYING BORROWED THEORY TO MISSED
APPOINTMENTS| [GCU] NUR 502 VERIFIED
SOLUTION
Applying Borrowed Theory to Missed Appointments
Student Name
Grand Canyon University: NUR 502
, Applying Borrowed Theory to Missed Appointments
Why do patients miss appointments in Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) clinics?
Missed appointments disrupts nurse workflow and impacts overall care delivery for the patient.
A considerable amount of nursing hours is spent attempting to reach the patient, thus creating an
urgent need to focus on workflow improvement and patient education.
Pender’s Health Promotion Model Theory can be applied to the quandary of missed
patient appointments. The health promotion model focuses on helping patients achieve higher
levels of well-being and encourages nurses to distribute positive resources to help patients
accomplish behavior specific changes. This model theory allows nurses to impact continuing
care through educating the patients on the importance of appointments and affords the patient to
be fully engaged dependent on how they view their health and care team.
Utilizing Borrowed Theory for Missed Appointments
Nursing science blends knowledge from nursing and other disciplines including but not
limited to psychology, sociology, and education. There continues to be great debate whether
borrowed theory is benefiting or hindering nursing theory development (McEwen & Wills,
2014). Appropriately applying Bandura’s Social Learning Theory and Social Cognitive Theory
may greatly impact the problem of missed patient appointments in the OBGYN clinic setting.
This theory provides evidence that learned social behaviors and cognitive abilities may influence
patients not arriving to scheduled appointments. Theories from psychology and sociology (e.g.,
motivation, change, self-efficacy, health belief) can help the nurse determine the best learning
approach for the patient. Although not directly related to learning, psychological and social
APPLYING THEORY TO A PRACTICE PROBLEM
PART 3|
APPLYING BORROWED THEORY TO MISSED
APPOINTMENTS| [GCU] NUR 502 VERIFIED
SOLUTION
Applying Borrowed Theory to Missed Appointments
Student Name
Grand Canyon University: NUR 502
, Applying Borrowed Theory to Missed Appointments
Why do patients miss appointments in Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) clinics?
Missed appointments disrupts nurse workflow and impacts overall care delivery for the patient.
A considerable amount of nursing hours is spent attempting to reach the patient, thus creating an
urgent need to focus on workflow improvement and patient education.
Pender’s Health Promotion Model Theory can be applied to the quandary of missed
patient appointments. The health promotion model focuses on helping patients achieve higher
levels of well-being and encourages nurses to distribute positive resources to help patients
accomplish behavior specific changes. This model theory allows nurses to impact continuing
care through educating the patients on the importance of appointments and affords the patient to
be fully engaged dependent on how they view their health and care team.
Utilizing Borrowed Theory for Missed Appointments
Nursing science blends knowledge from nursing and other disciplines including but not
limited to psychology, sociology, and education. There continues to be great debate whether
borrowed theory is benefiting or hindering nursing theory development (McEwen & Wills,
2014). Appropriately applying Bandura’s Social Learning Theory and Social Cognitive Theory
may greatly impact the problem of missed patient appointments in the OBGYN clinic setting.
This theory provides evidence that learned social behaviors and cognitive abilities may influence
patients not arriving to scheduled appointments. Theories from psychology and sociology (e.g.,
motivation, change, self-efficacy, health belief) can help the nurse determine the best learning
approach for the patient. Although not directly related to learning, psychological and social
