Nursing Theories and Models

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Florence Nightingale

Philosophy of Nursing: Focuses nursing actions to address environmental conditions affecting the patient.

Virginia Henderson

Definition of Nursing – Needs Theory: Defines the holistic nature of nursing explained in 14 fundamental human needs.

Jean Watson

Philosophy of Science and Caring- Defines the evolving healing- caring role of nursing.

Patricia Benner

From Novice to Expert: Defines nursing skill acquisition over time

Hildegard E. Peplau

Theory of Interpersonal Relations- Psychodynamic approach to nursing.

Ida Jean Orlando

Deliberative Nursing Process Theory: Nurse’s goal: to meet the immediate needs of the patient and relieve distress or discomfort

Nola Pender

Health Promotion Model: Focuses on wellness and the patient as an active participant in managing their health.

Madeleine Leininger

Culture Care Theory of Diversity and Universality: Transcultural nursing as the provision of culturally congruent nursing care.

Margaret A. Newman

Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness: Helps nursing to focus on patterns, life processes, and viewing the patient and environment as a whole.

Dorothy E. Johnson

Behavioral Systems Model: Focuses on nursing helping the patient (or system) to set goals and choose interventions to best address the eight subsystems (behavioral components) needed to adapt effectively.

Imogene M. King

Theory of Goal Attainment: Human beings are the focus of nursing care, and the goal of the framework is to maintain and restore health for individuals, families, communities, and the world.

Myra E. Levine

Conservation Model: Nurses help the patient to attain or sustain wholeness.

Betty Neuman

Systems Model: Nursing’s role is to help the human maintain system stability, by assessing and addressing stressors at all levels.

Dorothea E. Orem

Theory of Self-Care Deficit: Nursing promotes the capacity for self-care in all individuals.

Sister Callista Roy

Roy Adaptation Model: The goal of nursing is to promote adaptive responses through a six-step nursing process.