Nurse Theorist

[TreeDoc]

Who is your favorite Nurse Theorist?

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

Well, seeing that I'm just learning all about these theorists, I have to say so far my favorite is . . . . . . Ida Jean Orlando-Pelletier.

She focused on the nurse patient relationship - very simple. K.I.S.S.

I watched a video of her last week . . it is on this website:

http://www.uri.edu/nursing/schmieding/orlando/

steph

[elkpark]

Asking us (AN) is "scraping the bottom of the barrel? Ouch!! :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle

I'm a psych nurse, so I'm particularly fond of Hildegard Peplau. Also, Martha Rogers.

[llg, PhD, RN]

My "favorite" keeps changing as I explore the theories more -- and I like some of the new ones currently in development. My favorite also changes as my mood and my focus changes.

But ... over the long haul...

I keep coming back to Virginia Henderson and Kristin Swanson. They both have definitions of nursing that I frequently use for myself. Henderson is the one who said that nurses do for the patient what he would do for himself if he could. Swanson defines nursing as "informed caring for the well-being of others." Those are definitely my favorite definitions of nursing.

[whitmore pugs]

I can' quite focus on just one, as there are a plethora of theorists out there, many of whom have ecclectic tastes in theory. At this point, I would say that I can identify with Henderson's theory involving basic needs, Leininger's theory involving culture care, Kolcaba's theory which focuses on comfort care, and Watson's theory in regards to "caring". I realize that the mix makes for a bit of work, but after picking apart so many theorists, I can utilize parts of above theories at work. Hope this helps, even if only a little. Nancy

[embarrasingfield]

I do not believe in them.

Supposedly the professional basis of Nursing is the "Science of Care." Because there is very little care for Nurses themselves by almost every entity related, I think all the Theorists are basically justifying their pHD's.

Give me a break. Nursing is about being on the Front Line, helping people.

[llg, PhD, RN]

I do not believe in them.

Supposedly the professional basis of Nursing is the "Science of Care." Because there is very little care for Nurses themselves by almost every entity related, I think all the Theorists are basically justifying their pHD's.

Give me a break. Nursing is about being on the Front Line, helping people.

Your statement that "Nursing is about being on the Front Line, helping people," is a definition/theory of nursing. That makes YOU a nurse theoriest. Do you mean to imply that YOUR definition/theory of nursing is bogus, too? Are you just trying to justify your lack of a scholarly perspective of nursing?

That's all theory is ... people's way of describing what something is.

[embarrasingfield]

If that makes you uncomfortable, then leave my last sentence out.

My graduate degree is (thankfully!!) not in nursing.

Being in the field of nursing and seeing all the abuse embarrases me for those who stay in it and continue to tolerate it. And buy into any idea whatsoever of "theorists!" of nursing. Its just silly.