Application of Theory
Rebekah Reed
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR501: Theoretical Basis of Advanced Practice
Fall 2012
Application of Theory
Nursing communication has an important role in patient outcomes based on anxiety, compliance with care, pain and patient satisfaction; When a client is the recipient of therapeutic communication from a caring individual, a level of trust is achieved and more than, that the clients entire countenance can change for the better. I chose to apply Orlando’s theory to resolving communication problems and to promote a patient-nurse relationship that will help create a specific care plan individualized for each patient. In this paper I will discuss Orlando’s theory and how it can be applied with its concepts and principles to a resolve a problem in communication.
Nursing is responsive to anyone who suffers or anticipates suffering a sense of helplessness. The role of nursing is to discover and meet the client's immediate needs (George, 2011). One of my favorite nursing theories is Orlando’s Theory. For me her theory’s focus is basic nursing. Orlando's theory centers on the major beliefs of nursing and the concept of the person as evolving human being with requirements. Individuals have their own perceptions and personal beliefs that one may or may not be observe on the surface. Orlando’s definition of health is implied only as a sense of wellbeing that one achieves when needs are met resulting in a sense of comfort. Ida Orlando bases her deliberative nursing process theory on the interpersonal relationship between the nurse and the patient. This helps to identify the immediate need of the patient and assess the nature of distress. Orlando provides the nurse an interpersonal approach to either simple or complex situations. Within the deliberative nursing process, the nurse continuously observes patient behavior and assesses needs to help with each situation (Sheldon & Ellington, 2008).
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