3. THEORY
A theory refers to a coherent group of general
prepositions used as principles of explanation
Or
A set of statements or principles devised to explain
a group of facts or phenomena, especially one
that has been repeatedly tested or is widely
accepted and can be used to make predictions
about natural phenomena.
4. NURSINGTHEORY
NURSING theory is the set of
concepts,definitions,relationships
and assumptions or prepositions
derived from nursing models or
other disiplines and project a
purposive,systematic view of
phenomena by designing specific
interrelationship among
concepts
for the purpose of
describing,explaining,predicting
or prescribing.
6. History
Lydia Hall began her
prestigious career in nursing as a
graduate of the York Hospital School of
Nursing in York, Pennsylvania.
She earned B.S. and M.A.
degrees from Teachers College,
Columbia University, in New York.
Had faculty position at the York
Hospital School of Nursing and
Fordham Hospital School of Nursing
Became consultant in Nursing Education to the
Nursing Faculty at the State University of New York, Upstate
Medical Center. She also was an instructor of nursing
education at Teachers College.
Born in New York City on
September 21, 1906.
7. Career Interests: Public
Health Nursing,
cardiovascular nursing,
pediatric cardiology
and nursing of long
term illness.
Authored 21
publications and the
bulk of the articles and
addresses regarding
her nursing theory
were published in in
the early to middle
1960s. .
she received
the award for
Distinguished
Achievement
in Nursing
Practice from
Columbia
University.
In the 1967
8. Greatest Achievements:
Hall design and develop Loeb
Center for Nursing at Montefiore
Hospital in New York City and
apply her theory to nursing
practice. Opened at January 1963.
A 80 bed capacity for persons
aged 16 years or older who were
no longer having acute biological
disturbances. Patients were
recommended by their physicians
and had favourable potential for
recovery and subsequent return to
their community. Hall served as
administrative director of the Loeb
Center for Nursing for from its
opening until her death in February
1969.
11. Care
Nurturing component of care
It is exclusive to nursing
“Mothering”
Provides teaching and learning activities
Nurses goal is to “comfort” the patient
Patient may explore and share feelings with
nurse
12. Nurse is concerned with intimate bodily care
Nurse applies knowledge of natuaral and
biological sciences
Nurse act as potential comforter
15. Core
Patient care is based on social sciences
Therapeutic use of self
Helps patient learn their role is in the healing
process
Patient is able to maintain who they are
Patient able to develop a maturity level when
nurse listens to them and acts as sounding
board
Patient able to make informed decisions
16. Emphasis on social,emotional,spiritual and
intellectual needs
Patient makes more rapid progress towards
recovery and rehabilitation
INTERPERSONAL PROCESS
UNDERSTANDING THEMSELVES
PROBLEM FOCUSSING AND
PROBLEM SOLVING
18. Cure
Care based on pathological and therapeutic
sciences
Application of medical knowledge by nurses
Nurse assisting the doctor in performing tasks
Nurse is patient advocate in this area
Nurse is a patient advocate
Nurses role changes from positive quality to
negative quality
Medical surgical and rehabilitative care
COPERATE WITH FAMILIES OR CARE GIVERS
20. Emphasis placed on the importance of total
person
Importance placed on all three aspects
functioning together
All three aspects interact and change in size
22. Limitations:
Hall’s theory of nursing has a
limited generality.
The function of the nurse in
preventive health care and
health maintenance is not
addressed nor is the nurses’
role in the community health,
even though the model could be
adapted.
23. Hall viewed the role of
nurses as heavily involved
in the care and core aspects
of patient care.
The only communication
technique Hall described in
her theory as means to
assist patient to self
awareness was reflection.