Advanced Theoretical Perspectives For Nursing

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Theory provides nurses with a lens through which to view client situations, a method of organizing the hundreds of data bits encountered in the day-to-day care of clients, and a method of analyzing and interpreting the data. A theoretical perspective enables the nurse to plan and implement care deliberately and proactively. Nurses who practice purposefully and systematically are more efficient, have better control over the outcomes of their care, and can communicate more effectively.

Healthcare organizations can designate a specific nursing theory to guide nursing practice. The ‘fit’ between the philosophical assumptions of the organization and the theory is a critical component in selecting a nursing theory for an organization. Modeling and role-modeling, a nursing theory and paradigm, can be used in any setting. Hospice is a concept of care, not a physical location. Hospice care exemplifies the excellent ‘fit’ between an existing philosophy of care and theory-based nursing practice. The ‘fit’ is based on similarities in hospice philosophical assumptions and nursing theory of modeling and role-modeling.

Advanced Theoretical Perspectives For Nursing

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Advanced Theoretical Perspectives For Nursing

Based on the theory of attachment, what behaviors would a nurse attempt to stimulate when working with parent to promote health attachment?