Theory Literature Matrix
Theory Literature Mix
Public and Community Health Nursing
Achieving an improved community health is one of the roles of nursing practice. It involves public health, to which the nursing professional not only works with one patient at-a-time. The public health or community health nurses aim to provide education to people when it comes to health issues (explorehealthcareers.org). Thus, part of their goals is to improve the safety and health of the community and to increase their access to healthcare. There are various challenges that could influence the over community health (Meadows, 2009). However, there are different theories that can be applied so as to achieve an improved community health. These theories will be explored as to how they were applied in based on each article’s presentation and how each theory’s philosophy is fit with my personal philosophy of nursing.
Matrix of Literature regarding Theory Application and Critique
References
Ahtisham, Y., & Jacoline, S. (2015). Integrating Nursing Theory and Process into Practice; Virginia’s Henderson Need Theory. International Journal of Caring Sciences, 8(2), 443-449.
ExploreHealthCareers. (n.d.). Public Health Nurse | explorehealthcareers.org. Retrieved from http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career/149/Public_Health_Nurse
Krinsky, R., Murillo, I., & Johnson, J. (2014). A practical application of Katharine Kolcaba's comfort theory to cardiac patients. Applied Nursing Research, 27(2), 147-150.
Libster, M. M. (2008). Nursing Environmental Theory in Historical Context. Holistic Nursing Practice, 1, 160-169.
Marchese, K. (2006). Using Peplau’s Theory of Interpersonal Relations to Guide The Education of Patients Undergoing Urinary Diversion. Urologic Nursing, 26(5), 363-370.
McCarthy, D. O., Ouimet, M. E., & Daun, J. M. (1991). Shades of Florence Nightingale: Potential impact of noise stress on wound healing. Holistic Nursing Practice, 5(4), 39-48.
Meadows, P. (2009). Community Health Nursing. American Journal of Nursing, 109, 19.
Parissopoulos, S., & Kotzabassaki, S. (2004). Orem’s Self-Care Theory, Transactional Analysis and the Management of Elderly Rehabilitation. ICUS & Nursing Web Journal, 1(17), 1-11.
Peplau, H. E. (1997). Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal Relations. Nursing Science Quarterly, 10(4), 162-167.
Sampaio, F. A., Aquino, P. D., Araújo, T. L., & Galvão, M. T. (2008). Nursing care to an ostomy patient: application of the Orem´s theory. Acta Paulista De Enfermagem, 21(1), 94-100.
Vera, M. (2014, August 6). Virginia Henderson - Nursing Need Theory - Nurseslabs. Retrieved from http://nurseslabs.com/virginia-hendersons-need-theory/
Wilson, L., & Kolcaba, K. (2004). Practical application of comfort theory in the perianesthesia setting. Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing, 19(3), 164-173.
