Theory of Nursing Practice and Career
Theory of Nursing Practice and Career
Theory of Nursing Practice and Career
LAURENTE
CECILIA LAURENTE
CAREER MILESTONES
Graduated BSN at Worked as staff nurse Worked as head nurse Finished her Masters Worked as nursing
University of the at the Philippine at the Philippine Degree in Nursing at supervisor at the
Philippines General Hospital General Hospital the University of the Philippine General
(PGH) (PGH) Philippines. Hospital (PGH)
CAREER MILESTONES
Worked at Metropolitan She became an She conducted a study entitled She served as the
Hospital in Michigan, instructor at the “Categorization of Nursing DEAN of college of
USA University of the Activities as Nursing in University
Philippines College observed in Medical- Surgical of the
of Nursing Wards/ Units in selected Philippines in Manila.
Government and Private
Hospitals in Metro Manila.
In the recent study
of
Laurente, she
states that the
another entry point
of helping the
patient is
CECILIA M.
through the family
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CECILIA LAURENTE
The nurse can help strengthen the family’s
term of knowledge, skills, and attitude
through effective communication
• Employed informative
• Psychotherapeutic
• Modeling behavioral
• Cognitive- behavioral
• hypnotic techniques
Communication is
the key
when getting nurses to
engage patients and
families in their care.
Theory of Nursing career and practice
Overview
The theory was from her study, the
Categorization of Nursing Activities as Observed
in Medical-Surgical Ward Units in Selected
Government and Private Hospitals in Metro
Manila, which was conducted from January to
The theory talks
June year 1987. about the effects of nurse’s
caring behaviour on the anxiety of patients in the
emergency room
Anxiety
A mental state of
fear or nervousness
about what
might happen
Nurse’s Caring Behavior that affects
patient
anxiety
Presence Concern Stimulation
person to person contact between development in the time through nurse stimulation through words
the client and the nurses. mutual trust of tops the
nurse and the patient. powerful resources of energy of the
person for healing.
Enhancing Factors
• O n e ’s c a r i n g
experience, belief, and attitude
• Feeling good about
work
• Learning caring at
school
• What patients tell
about the nurse coping mechanism to
problem encountered
• Communication
Predisposing Factors
• Age
• Sex
• Civil Status
• Educational Background
• Length of work
• Experience