Theoretical Models and Frameworks of Nursing
Ida Jean Orlando was born in 1926 with an Irish American descent. She received her nursing diploma from New York Medical College, Lower Fifth Avenue Hospital, School of Nursing, her BS in public health nursing from St. John’s University, Brooklyn, NY, and her MA in mental health nursing from Teachers College, Columbia University, New York. Orlando [...] Read more »
The theory of goal attainment was first introduced by Imogene King in the early 1960s. The theory describes a dynamic, interpersonal relationship in which a person grows and develops to attain certain life goals. To better understand the theory let us first read on the Metaparadigm in Nursing according to Imogene King. Imogene King Goal [...] Read more »
Joyce Travelbee’s formulation of her Human to Human Relationship Model theory was greatly influenced by her experiences in nursing education and practice in Catholic charity institutions. She concluded that the nursing care rendered to patients in these intitutions lacked compassion. She thought that nursing care needed a “humanistic revolution”- a return to focus on the [...] Read more »