NR 361

NR 361DEVRY_NR361_WEEK_5_AN
v




D_WEEK_6_DISCUSSIONS
WEEKv5




UsingvNursingvKnowledgevtovApplyvNursingvTheoryvtovPracticev(graded)

Nursesvarevincreasinglyvconsideredvknowledgevworkers.vWevarevvaluedvforvwhatvwevknowvandvhowvw
evthinkvrathervthanvwhatvwevdo.vSelectvonevofvthevnursingvtheoriesvfromvyourvreadingsvthisvweekv(orvan
othervnursingvtheoryvfromvyourvtextbook).vHowvcanvyouvapplyvyourvselectedvtheoryvofvprofessionalvnur
singvtovyourvnursingvcare?vProvidevspecificsvusingvterminologyvfromvthevtheoryvyouvselectedvtovexplain
vyourvuse.




Respond

Thisvsectionvlistsvoptionsvthatvcanvbevusedvtovviewvresponses.v

CollapsevAll PrintvView ShowvOptions

Responses

Responsesvarevlistedvbelowvinvthevfollowingvorder:vresponse,vauthorvandvthevdatevandvtimevthevresponse
visvposted.



SortvbyvRead/Unread SortvbyvResponsevSortedvAscending,vclickvtovsortvdescending
SortvbyvAuthor SortvbyvDate/Time*

(anvinstructorvresponse)

Collapse MarkvasvRead RE:vWhichvParadigmvinvImportantvinvYourvPractice?
InstructorvMartinezvEmailvthisvAuthor
1/31/2015v10:58:32vAM

Modified:1/31/2015v10:59vAM




Pleasevremembervthatvdiscussionsvwillvnotvcountvforvthevfollowingvweek,vifvyouvpostedvbeforevSunday!




DearvAll,

,NR 361DEVRY_NR361_WEEK_5_AN
v




D_WEEK_6_DISCUSSIONS
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

,NR 361DEVRY_NR361_WEEK_5_AN
v




D_WEEK_6_DISCUSSIONS
Ose




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

(anvinstructorvresponse)

, NR 361DEVRY_NR361_WEEK_5_AN
v




D_WEEK_6_DISCUSSIONS
Collapse MarkvasvRead RE:vWhichvParadigmvinvImportantvinvYourvPractice?
InstructorvMartinezvEmailvthisvAuthor
2/2/2015v6:29:31vPM



HellovEveryone,

Ivwantedvtovsharevavlinkvtovavnicevsitevthatvoffersvmuchvinformationvonvnursingvtheories:vhttp://currentnu

rsing.com/nursing_theory/



Visitvandvletvmevknowvwhatvyouvthinkv:)v

Kindvregards

Ose




Respond

Collapse MarkvasvRead RE:vWhichvParadigmvinvImportantvinvYourvPractice?
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.