Hello - I need some input from nurses in higher education regarding nursing theorists - yes, I know.

I've posted a thread with the question I probably should have put here first. If anyone is interested in giving an opinion, I'd appreciate your help.

Thanks! steph

https://allnurses.com/forums/f76/nursing-theorists-309742.html

sorry, misread the post. deleted :)

i would probably go with benner as well...

but because i spent so much time doing projects on her and papers on her, i feel obligated to mention dorothea orem's self care deficit nursing theory.

here's an exerpt about her theory... the self care deficit nursing theory contains 6 main propositions:

proposition: "a statement that relates two or more concepts from a principle in a way that guides research and practice" (porifice, 1987, p. 2).

the scdnt includes 6 propositions:

1. "persons who take action to provide their own self-care or care for dependents have specialized capabilities for actions.

2. the individual's abilities to engage in self-care or dependent care are conditioned by 10 factors.

3. the relationship of individual's abilities for self-care or dependent care can be determined when the value of each is known.

4. the relationship between care abilities and care demand can be defined in terms of equal to, less than, or more than.

5. nursing is legitimate service when:

a. care abilities are less than those required for meeting a known self-care demand

b. self-care or dependent-care abilities exceed or are equal to those required for meeting the current self-care demand, but a future deficit relationship can be foreseen because of predictable decreases in care abilities, qualitative or quantitative increases in the care demand

6. persons with existing or projected care deficits are in, or can expect to be in, states or social dependency that legitimate a nursing relationship" (porifice 1987, p 2)

the whole theory is made up of sub-theories:

1. theory of self-care

an action system that requires an individual to perform for the maintenance of life, health, and development

self-care is to be learned continuously in accordance with the changing stages of health

2. theory of self-care deficit

relationship between capability and demands of the individual

limitations affect the ability to continue performing regulatory care of functioning and development

3. theory of nursing systems

nursing is human action

nurses design and produce an individualized system for the individual

it is very complicated, but has simple ideas... basically, if people can't care for themselves, they need help. and nurses provide help.