TFN, PRELIM - TYPES OF NURSING THEORIES
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14 Terms
Metatheories
the broadest of the nursing theories. —> world view, “theory about theories”
Grand Theories
broad, associated with nursing conceptual models
Roy’s Adaption Model
Person is an adaptive, holistic system interacting with a changing environment.
Orem's Self-Care Theory
Nursing assists individuals who have limitations in performing self-care.
King's Goal Attainment Theory
Nursing involves nurse-patient interaction to establish and achieve goals.
Nightingale's Environmental Theory
Emphasizes a healthy environment as essential to healing.
Middle-Ranged Theories
more limited scope, gap between grand theories and specific empirical observations
Benner's Skills Acquisition Model
5 necessary skills for an aspiring/registered nurse.
Leininger's Cultural Care Diversity and Universality Theory
Emphasizes culturally congruent nursing care.
Pender's Health Promotion Model
Focuses on promoting health as a positive and dynamic state.
Mercer's Maternal Role Attainment Theory
Describes motherhood as a gradual process involving bonding between mother and child.
Practice Theories
least complex, more specific than middle-ranged theories —> situation-specific theories
Descriptive Theories
describe, observe, and name concepts —> first level of theory development, ‘what is happening?’
Prescriptive Theories
addresses nursing interventions, predict consequences of specific interventions, etc.