Category: Nursing Theories and Concepts
Nursing theories and concepts form the foundation of nursing practice, providing a framework for understanding patient care and guiding clinical decision-making. These theories encompass a wide range of ideas and perspectives, from grand theories that offer broad conceptualizations of nursing to middle-range theories that focus on specific phenomena. Concepts like the nursing metaparadigm, which includes person, environment, health, and nursing, provide a holistic view of the patient and their interaction with the healthcare system. Theories such as Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory emphasize the importance of the patient’s surroundings in promoting healing, while Dorothea Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory focuses on empowering patients to manage their own health. By understanding and applying these theories and concepts, nurses can provide comprehensive, evidence-based care that addresses the complex needs of their patients.