*Concepts of Nursing and Caring 4 major concepts in nursing theories: person, environment, health and nursing

Florence Nightingaless Environmental Theory

Act of utilizing the environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery. Focuses on changing and manipulating the environment in order to put the patient in the best possible conditions for mature to act.

Virginia Hendersons Definition of the Unique Function of Nursing The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individuals,
sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to the health or its recovery that he would perform unaided if he had the necessary strength, will or knowledge and to do this in such a way as to help him gain independence. 14 basic needs

Martha Rogers Concept of Science of Unitary Human Beings, and Principles of Homeodynamics
A humanistic science dedicated to compassionate concern with maintaining and promoting health and preventing illness and caring for and rehabilitating the sick and disabled

Callista Roys Adaptation Theory

A theoretical system of knowledge that prescribes a process of analysis and action related to the care of the ill person.

Dorothea Orems Self-Care Theory

A helping or assisting service to persons who are wholly or partly dependent. Self-care, self-deficit, nursing system

Imogene Kings Goal Attainment Theory

A helping profession that assists individuals and groups in society to attain, maintain and restore health. If this is not possible, nurses help individuals die with dignity. A unique profession that is concerned with all of the variables affecting an individuals response to stressors, which are inta-, inter-, and extra personal in nature.

Dorothy Johnsons Key Concepts of Behavioral System

An external regulatory force that acts to preserve the organization and integration of the clients behaviour at an optimal level under those conditions in which the behaviour constitutes a threat to physical or social health or in which illness is found.

Madeleine Leiningers Transcultural Care Theory and Ethnonursing

Caring is the essence and central unifying and dominant domain that distinguishes nursing from the other health disciplines.

Jean Watsons The Philosophy and Science of Caring

Caring healing is communicated through the consciousness of the nurse to the individual being cared for.

Faye Glenn Abdellahs Concept of Twenty One Nursing Problems

Nursing is broadly grouped into 21 problem areas to gyide care and promote the use of nursing judgement. Nursing is a comprehensive service that is based on the art and science and aims to help people, sick or well, cope with their health needs.

Rosemarie Rizzo Parses Theory of Human Becoming

Nursing is a scientific discipline, the practice of which is a performing art 3 assumptions about human becoming