Systems Model
CHAPTER 16 Systems Model Barbara T. Freese and Theresa G. Lawson “The Neuman Systems Model is well positioned as a directive for a truly wholistic perspective for nursing. Its concepts…
Behavioral System Model
CHAPTER 18 Behavioral System Model Bonnie Holaday “All of us, scientists and practicing professionals, must turn our attention to practice and ask questions of that practice. We must be inquisitive…
Theory of Caritative Caring
CHAPTER 11 Theory of Caritative Caring Unni Å. Lindström, Lisbet Lindholm and Joan E. Zetterlund “Caritative caring means that we take “caritas” into use when caring for the human being…
Postpartum Depression Theory
CHAPTER 34 Postpartum Depression Theory M. Katherine Maeve “The birth of a baby is an occasion for joy—or so the saying goes … But for some women, joy is not…
Modeling and Role-Modeling
CHAPTER 25 Modeling and Role-Modeling Margaret E. Erickson “Unconditional acceptance of the person as a human in the process of Being and Becoming is basic to the Modeling and Role-Modeling…
Theory of Illness Trajectory
CHAPTER 30 Theory of Illness Trajectory Janice Penrod, Lisa Kitko and Chin-Fang Liu “The uncertainty surrounding a chronic illness like cancer is the uncertainty of life writ large. By listening…
Unitary Human Beings
CHAPTER 13 Unitary Human Beings Mary E. Gunther “Professional practice in nursing seeks to promote symphonic interaction between man and environment, to strengthen the coherence and integrity of the human…
The Conservation Model
CHAPTER 12 The Conservation Model Karen Moore Schaefer “Nursing is human interaction” (Levine, 1973, p. 1). Myra Estrin Levine 1921-1996 CREDENTIALS AND BACKGROUND OF THE THEORIST* Levine’s mentor during her…
Theory of Comfort
CHAPTER 33 Theory of Comfort Thérèse Dowd “In today’s technological world nursing’s historic mission of providing comfort to patients and family members is even more important. Comfort is an antidote…
The Theory of Nursing as Caring: A Model for Transforming Practice
CHAPTER 19 The Theory of Nursing as Caring: A Model for Transforming Practice Marguerite J. Purnell “The nature of relationships is transformed through caring” (Boykin & Schoenhofer, 2001a, p. 4)….
