Final Post for Nursing Theorist Course

Hello all,

Hope that you have enjoyed our venture into the world of nursing theory. I have enjoyed providing you with information on some of my favorite theories and theorist.

                               

               

                      

I hope that you have learned a few things about nursing and how we developed the types of nursing we have today. Its hard to imagine that not so long ago the role of a nurse was much different than it is now. We have women like these to thank for all the wonderful things we bring to our patients in need.

I found this video of youtube and thought you might like it.

For the last and final class this week, I want you to create a small video to share. I want your clip to be a tribute to the nursing theorist. I want you to select your favorite theorist and make a small 2-3 minute clip that shares with the rest of the class why you like this theorist. It can be a funny, serious, or combination video clip. Make it good, this is the last day! Lets enjoy ourselves and learning.

References

Alligood, M. R. & Tomey, A. M. (2010). Nursing theorists and their work (7th ed.). Maryland Heights, MO: Mosby Elsevier.

Ramona T. Mercer- Becoming a Mother

How does one know how to be a mother? Is it instinctive or is it a learned behavior? Are some better at it than others, if so, why?

Ramona T. Mercer, Chapter 27 in your textbook and this weeks theorist tries to answer some of the questions surrounding motherhood.

According to Alligood and Tomey (2011), Mercer, focused on the needs of the postpartum mother for answers to illnesses and breastfeeding questions. After numerous awards and plenty of books, she began to broaden her research to years after infancy and peer into the health and well-being of teens and young adults.

Her research began in the 1960s while she was a professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research in the early years focused on the bonding between mother and child and maternal role identity. Later, she concentrated on the relationships of the mother with her partner and them with the child.

Here are some of the books she authored while she researched.

Mercer, R. T. (1977). Postpartum illness and the acquaintance-attachment process. American Journal of Nursing, 77(7), 1174-1178.

Mercer, R. T. (1985). The process of maternal role attainment over the first year. Nursing Research, 34(4), 198-204.

Mercer, R. T. (1986). The relationship of developmental variables to maternal behavior. Research in Nursing & Health, 9(1), 25-33.

Mercer, R. T. (1986). Predictors of maternal role attainment at one year postbirth. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 8(1), 3-32.

 

Mercer, R. T. (1981). A theoretical framework for studying factors that impact on the maternal role. Nursing Research, 30(2), 73-77.

 For your assignment this week, look at this diagram from Mercer's theory and explain to me what it means to you. You will use the smart board in front of the class to illustrate your explanation of the theory. Make sure you are prepared to answer questions and can illustrate your points. 

Lets make this fun. Show me what you can do with technology!

Reference
 Alligood, M. R. & Tomey, A. M. (2010). Nursing theorists and their work (7th ed.). Maryland Heights, MO: Mosby Elsevier.
 

Theory Development Process

Have you ever wondered how these outstanding nurses create these theories? This week we are concentrating on the development process used in theories. Make sure you read and are familiar with chapter 4 in our textbook Nursing Theorist and their Work.

"Nursing's potential for meaningful human service rests on the union of theory and practice for its fulfillment" (Rogers, 1970, p. 8).

Hage (1972) identify six compenents are are required for the working theory. See page 37 in your textbook and study table 4-1. (Hint: you will see it again!)

Check out this link and focus on the concepts of a theory and its relationship with the subsequent patient. I want you to be able to come into class on Monday and tell me about 1 theory and describe how it (if used properly) could impact the health of a patient.

 http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/development_of_nursing_theories.html


Assignment # 1

Write a short paper about the difference between Nursing Theory guided practice and Evidence-based clinical practice. It is due by tuesday of this week.

Make sure it is in APA format with at least 5 references no later than 5 years old.



References

Hage, J. (1972). Techniques and problems of theory construction in sociology. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Rogers, M.. E. (1970). An introduction to the theoretical basis of nursing. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis.

Sister Calista Roy - Adaptation theory

The Adaptation Theory

Five Interrelated Essential Elements (Walden University, 2011).

1. Patiency- The person receiving care
2. Goal of nursing- Adapting to change
3. Health-Being and becoming a whole person
4. Environment
5. Direction of nursing activities- Facilitating adaptation

• The person is an open adaptive system with input (stimuli), who adapts by processes or control mechanisms (throughput)
• The output can be either adaptive responses or ineffective responses

What does this mean to you? Hear what Sister Calista Roy has to say.

Roy's Adaptation Model Cartoon style from http://www.youtube.com/

Make sure you read your assigned chapters for tomorrows class. Be prepared to stand up in front of the class and demonstrate the application of Roy's model on a pretend patient.


References

(2011). Roy's Adaptation. Retreived from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-jbF-MrZY4.

Walden University (2011). Nursing Theorist. Retreived from http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/nursing_theorists.html.

Dorothea Orem: The Self Care Deficit Theory

Ok students, you should be reading chapter 14 this week and preparing for our in class discussion on The Self Care Deficit Theory.

What exactly is it?
Well, Orem identified that her search began when she wanted to answer the question, " what conditions exists in a person when judgements are made that a nurse should be brought into the situation?" (Alligood & Tomey, 2011).

Have you ever been in a situation where you were worried you could no longer care for yourself?
Have you ever thought about why your patient's finally came to the hospital, what was the point where they identified they could no longer care for themselves?

We have all written care plans and identified a NANDA of self care deficit. But, did you ever stop and think about why the patient had a deficit, and how do I treat it?

Orem, decided that was the answer she wanted.
Check out this promo YHouTube video of Dorothea Orem.

Check out some of these websites to learn more about Orem's ideas on Self Care.

http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/self_care_deficit_theory.html

http://www.slideshare.net/jben501/dorothea-orem-theory

http://www.orem-society.com/

Interesting reading from the theoriest.

• Orem, D. E. (2001). Nursing: Concepts of practice (6th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
• Orem, D.E. (2006). Part One: Dorothea E. Orem’s self-care deficit nursing theory. In M.E. Parker, Nursing theories and nursing practice (2nd ed., pp. 141-149). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis

So how important is Orem's Self Care Deficit Theory?

Implications for Nursing Education
The Self-Care Framework provides a body of knowledge that can be used for curriculum development. The focus of both undergraduate and graduate nursing curricula is on components of self-care, self-care agency, self-care deficits, nursing agency, and nursing systems. Education for clinical skills emphasizes the methods of helping. (Taber's Dictonary, 2012).


References
Alligood, M. R. & Tomey, A. M. (2010). Nursing theorists and their work (7th ed.). Maryland Heights, MO: Mosby Elsevier.

Taber's (2012). Orem, Dorothea. Retreived from http://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/ub/view/Tabers/144305/0/DOROTHEA_OREM'S_SELF_CARE_FRAMEWORK_:_DOROTHEA_OREM'S_SELF_CARE_FRAMEWORK_

Betty Neuman

1924-present

The Systems Model

Neuman was one of the first two nurses to develop the nurse counselor role within community crisis centers.

The Neuman Systems Model is based on the theory of general systems. Stating that living organisms are an open system in interaction with each other and the environment around them.

What kinds of mental illnesses can you think of that are affected by their environment?

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Check out this link and quiz yourself on how much you know about this theorist...
http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/Neuman.html

http://nursingplanet.com/Quiz/nursing_theory_quiz1.html

A few other links with interesting information:
http://www.neumansystemsmodel.org/

http://www.nurses.info/nursing_theory_person_neuman_betty.htm

Betty Neuman via youtube.

The Systems Model reflects that health and the person has interactive systems that must all be functioning in unison to form a health individual. Many times it is difficult to get the person, health, and environment to coincide for a positive, healthy existence. One or more of these ingredients out of sequence can be cause of many illnesses both mental and physical.
Can you think of a time when something in the environment affected you and your health?
What about conflict within your self? Can worry or stress affect your mood, body, health?

Here is a little humor about how some medical facilities attempt to correct situations in ones health.

So make sure you read your chapters and know The Systems Model for our classroom discussions and case studies tomorrow.
Happy Health :)

References

Alligood, M. R. & Tomey, A. M. (2010). Nursing theorists and their work (7th ed.). Maryland Heights, MO: Mosby Elsevier.



Nola Pender

Nola Pender and the Health Promotion Model (Alligood & Tomey, 2010).

Check out this youtube video and see what Nola Pender says about her Health Promotion Model.

Pender published "A Conceptual Model for Preventative Health Behavior" in 1975 and was a study of how people made decisions about health in a nursing context. It was a listing of factors that influenced (both good and bad) peoples actions and how they approached health and disease prevention. 

In 1982 she published the original edition of the Health Promotion Model. It was later revised after research and a second edition was published in 1987, followed a 3rd edition in 1996, a 4th in 2002, and a fifth edition in 2006. 

Check out these websites for additional information

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1069052/

http://www.clayton.edu/health/nursing/nursingtheory

http://rcb.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/04/04/0034355212440732.abstract

Just to lighten the mood about nursing theory....

Nola Pender and the Health Promotion Model is my favorite nursing theorist. I also believe that if you can teach patients and the community about disease prevention and health promotion, then healthcare as a whole would be more effective and beneficial.

What are your thoughts?



References

Alligood, M. R. & Tomey, A. M. (2010). Nursing theorists and their work (7th ed.). Maryland Heights, MO: Mosby Elsevier.