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2. Nursing theory - Wikipedia

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   Nursing theory is defined as "a creative and conscientious structuring of ideas that project a tentative, purposeful, and systematic view of phenomena". [1] Through systematic inquiry, whether in nursing research or practice, nurses are able to develop knowledge relevant to improving the care of patients. Theory refers to "a coherent group of ...

3. Levine's conservation model for nursing - Wikipedia

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   The conservation model is a model of nursing education that was created by Myra Levine in 1989. Levine postulated four main principles that the nurse follow to facilitate healing a patient. They are conserving the patient's: The conservation model of nursing is based around the law of conservation of energy, combined with the psycho-social ...

4. Katharine Kolcaba - Wikipedia

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   Katharine Kolcaba (born December 28, 1944, in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American nursing theorist and nursing professor. Dr. Kolcaba is responsible for the Theory of Comfort, a broad-scope mid-range nursing theory commonly implemented throughout the nursing field up to the institutional level. [1]

5. Evidence-based nursing - Wikipedia

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   Evidence-based nursing ( EBN) is an approach to making quality decisions and providing nursing care based upon personal clinical expertise in combination with the most current, relevant research available on the topic. This approach is using evidence-based practice (EBP) as a foundation. EBN implements the most up to date methods of providing ...

6. Hildegard Peplau - Wikipedia

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   Army Nurse Corps, Rutgers University, World Health Organization. Hildegard E. Peplau (September 1, 1909 – March 17, 1999) [1] was an American nurse and the first published nursing theorist since Florence Nightingale. She created the middle-range nursing theory of interpersonal relations, which helped to revolutionize the scholarly work of nurses.

7. Patricia Benner - Wikipedia

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   Patricia Sawyer Benner is a nursing theorist, academic and author. She is known for one of her books, From Novice to Expert: Excellence and Power in Clinical Nursing Practice (1984). Benner described the stages of learning and skill acquisition across the careers of nurses, applying the Dreyfus model of skill acquisition to nursing practice.