Introduction to Nursing theories (BNIN6752): Course Outline

Introduction to Nursing Theories

Content
Unit 1 An introduction to Nursing Theory:
 Theoretical framework in nursing
 Development of Nursing Practice theory
 Concepts of Nursing theory
 An overview of nursing process
Unit 2 Relationship between theory and science and practice of nursing
 Theory practice and research
 Nursing Theoretical evolution
 Perspective of Nursing theory
Unit 3 Categories of Selected Nursing Theories
Nursing theories may be assigned to the categories of
 Need / problem-oriented theory
 Interaction Oriented Theory
 System Oriented Theory
 Energy Filed Theories
Need / problem-oriented theory
 Florence Nightingale way
 Faye Glenn Abdallah
 Virginia Henderson
 Dorothea E, Orem
 Lydia E Hall
 Jean Watson
Interaction Oriented Theory
 Hildegard E, Peplau
 Ida Jean Orlando
 Imogene M. King

 Nola Pender
 Myra E Levine
 Anne Boykin and Savina Schoenhofer
Energy Filed Theories
 Martha E Rogers
System Oriented Theory
 Dorothy E Johnson
 Callista Roy
 Betty Neuman
 Madeleine M Leininger
 Rosemarie Rizzo Parse
 Margaret Newman