Nursing Theories

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Last updated 6:00 PM on 10/3/26
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principles & practice of nursing

  • Henderson

  • nurses assist patients with 14 activities

  • grand theory


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behavioral system

  • Johnson

  • patient is a collection of subsystems

  • grand theory


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systems

  • Neuman

  • patient is an open system in constant energy exchange

  • grand theory


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patient-centered care

  • Abdellah

  • nurses address 21 “nursing problems” and create a personalized care plan

  • grand theory


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goal attainment

  • King

  • patient is a unique system constantly interacting/transacting with other systems

  • grand theory


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adaptation

  • Roy

  • nurses help patients adapt to changes in image & ability

  • grand theory


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caring

  • Watson

  • caring is fundamental, based on 10 factors

  • focusing on interrelationships rather than disease-cure model (transpersonal relationship)

  • grand theory


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unitary beings/human becoming

  • Rogers/Parse/Newman

  • patients are dynamic energy fields in exchange with environment

  • nurses help patient use their own potential

  • grand theory


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skill acquisition

  • Benner

  • nurses go through 5 stages of skill acquisition

  • middle-range theory


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comfort

  • Kolcaba

  • nurses seek to relieve patient distress

  • middle-range theory


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health promotion

  • Pender

  • patients’ personal experience & values affect their health behaviors

  • middle-range theory


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synergy

  • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

  • match nurse competencies to patient needs for best outcomes

  • middle-range theory


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transitions

  • Meleis et al.

  • patients are more vulnerable during changes, nurses can help with that

  • middle-range theory


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environmental

  • Nightingale

  • nurses should clean/improve patient’s environment for optimal treatment

  • grand theory


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interpersonal

  • Peplau

  • developing nurse-patient therapeutic relationship in phases

  • middle-range theory


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self-care deficit

  • Orem

  • patient self-care ability indicates their need for nursing/treatment

  • grand theory


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culture care

  • Leininger

  • take patient’s culture into account when caring for them (anthropological lens)

  • middle-range theory