BOOK:
Parker, M., & Smith, M. (2010). Nursing theories & nursing practice (3rd ed.). Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company.
USE THIS BOOK AS 1 OF THE REFERENCES
Chapter 16 – “Rosemary Rizzo Parse’s Human Becoming School of Thought”
Chapter 19 – “Josephine Patterson and Loretta Zderad’s Humanistic Nursing Theory”
Chapter 20 – “Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring”
Chapter 21 – “Anne Boykin and Savina O. Schoenhofer’s Nursing is Caring Theory
ASSIGNMENT: PLEASE ASWER EACH QUESTION: SOME QUESTIONS HAVE MORE THAN 1 QUESTION
1. Review the theories in your readings this week. Summarize what caring means to you based on these theories.
2. Based on the theories from your readings this week, explain the meaning of patients’ lived experiences. What does this mean and how does it apply to patient care?
3. How do the dimensions of caring relate to the spiritual care provided to patients?
4. Which of the theorists this week align with your personal and professional values in practice? Explain the components of the theory that align with your professional practice. Provide examples.