Theoretical Foundations of Nursing (TFN) Activity Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering all major nursing theorists, theories, and activity guidelines detailed in the TFN activity document.

Eriksson's Caritative Caring Theory

A nursing theory centered on the idea of caritative caring, love, and addressing human suffering within nursing practice.

Roy's Adaptation Model (RAM)

A nursing theory developed by Sister Callista Roy that views the person as an adaptive system interacting continuously with changing internal and external environments.

Sister Callista Roy

An influential nursing theorist who developed Roy's Adaptation Model (RAM) to explain adaptive human responses in health and illness.

Rogers' Science of Unitary Human Beings

A nursing theory focusing on the client as a unified, irreducible energy field interacting continuously with the environmental energy field.

Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory

A nursing theory focusing on assessing human self-care agency and identifying deficits where nursing interventions are required to meet health needs.

King's Goal Attainment Theory

A nursing model proposed by Imogene King that details how nurse-patient communication, interaction, and mutual goal setting lead to goal attainment.

Neuman's Systems Model

A comprehensive nursing model centered on client system stability and protecting the patient against environmental stressors through various levels of prevention.

Johnson's Behavioral System Model

A nursing framework established by Dorothy E. Johnson that views the patient as a behavioral system composed of interrelated subsystems.

Nightingale's Environmental Theory

A foundational theory introduced by Florence Nightingale emphasizing the alteration and control of the physical environment to foster patient recovery.

Florence Nightingale

The founder of modern nursing who formulated the Environmental Theory, stressing environmental conditions in patient healing.

Watson's Theory of Human Caring

A nursing theory developed by Jean Watson emphasizing transpersonal caring relationships and holistic care beyond clinical procedures.

Jean Watson

The nursing theorist behind the Theory of Human Caring, highlighting human-to-human transpersonal caring connections.

Benner's Novice to Expert Theory

A framework developed by Patricia Benner explaining the five stages of experiential skill acquisition and clinical competence development in nursing.

Newman's Health as Expanding Consciousness

A theory formulated by Margaret Newman stating that health is a continuous process of expanding consciousness and discovering meaning in health experiences.

Margaret Newman

The nursing theorist who created the Health as Expanding Consciousness model.

TFN Activity Formatting Guidelines

Specific layout rules requiring short-size bond paper, Tahoma font size 12, 1.5 line spacing, narrow margins, and PDF submission named Name-Section- TFN.