Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Theory of goal attainment
A middle range nursing theory developed by Imogene King that helps to identify the nature of nurse-client interactions leading to goal attainment. This theory concentrates on working with clients to attain, maintain, and restore health through communication, goal setting, and goal achievement.
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Theory of culture care diversity and universality
Culture Care Diversity and Universality A nursing theory developed by Madeleine Leininger that focuses on diversities and universalities in human care. The goal of nursing is to provide culturally congruent care to people.
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Theory of clinical nursing
A nursing theory developed by Reva Rubin that focuses on patients’ experiences of tension or stress during illness. The goal of nursing is to help patients adjust to, endure through, and usefully integrate health problem situations.
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Target theory
A model used in radiobiology to describe cellular and chromosomal injury caused by radiation. The disruption of some intracellular targets by radiation can produce mutations; the disruption of critical targets is lethal to the cell.
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Summation theory
The concept that excessive or intense stimulation of nerves will eventually produce a disagreeable sensation — the sensation of pain.
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Quantum theory
The proposition that energy can be emitted in discrete quantities (quanta) and that atomic particles can exist only in certain energy states. Quanta are measured by multiplying the frequency of the radiation, v, by Planck’s constant, h. In the realm of light or other forms of radiation, the fundamental unit is the photon, embodying energy…
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Middle-range theory
A theory comprising limited numbers of variables, each of limited scope. Middle-range theories may be descriptive, explanatory (specifying relationships between two or more concepts), or predictive (envisioning relationships between concepts or effects of certain concepts on others). Examples include the Health Belief Model, the Theory of Maternal Attachment, Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development, Watson’s Theory…
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Learning theory
An approach to understanding how learning comes about by applying certain laws of learning; learning represents a change in behavior that has come about as a result of practice, education, and experience.
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Health belief theory
A theory of how and why people choose to make healthy choices in their lives. The theory suggests that people make such decisions intentionally, evaluating their risks for diseases, the likely severity of illnesses, and the potential benefits from taking action, and that they act when they perceive a clear benefit. Other theories about healthy…
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Grand theory
A set of abstract ideas that together make a broad statement about human beings, the environment, health, or nursing. A grand theory is less abstract than a conceptual model and less concrete than a middle-range theory. Its intent is to enhance understanding of key concepts and principles within nursing, not to highlight specific concepts or…
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