Laurente's Theory of

Nursing Practice and

Career
By: Javier and Payopanin
Credentials and
Background of
the Theorist
 1979 - Graduated BSN
at the University of the
Philippines 1973 - Masters of
Nursing

1968-1969 - Staff
Nurse

1970-1972 - Head
Nurse

1973-1976 - Nursing Supervisor at

Philippine General Hospital
1977-1979 - Metropolitan Hospital in
Michigan USA
1979 - Instructor at University of the Philippines
College of Nursing
1979-2002 - Dean of College in Nursing at UP
Manila
1987 - “Categorization of nursing activities as
observed in medical-surgical wards/units in
selected government and private hospitals in
Metro-Manila”
Cecilia Laurente is a Filipino nursing theorist who focused her works
primarily on helping a patient through support systems, specifically the family.

She published a paper entitled, “Categorization of Nursing Activities as

Observed in Medical-Surgical Ward Units in selected Government and Private
Hospitals in Metro Manila.” in 1987

Cecilia Laurente is known for her work in the field of nursing. In her theory of
nursing practice, she emphasized effective communication and championed
using the family as an entry point to help a patient.
Nursing Theory:

"Categorization of Nursing Activities as

Observed in Medical-Surgical Ward Units in
Selected Government and Private Hospitals
in Metro Manila"

 Communication is the key when

getting nurses to engage patients
and families in their care.
 Research found that
communication gaps between
patients and caregivers can occur
when hospitals do not address the
issues of the patients; thus, their
thoughts are the most important.
Theory of Nursing
Practice and
Career
The theory was from her study, the Categorization of Nursing Activities as
Observed in Medical-Surgical Ward Units in selected Government and Private
Hospitals in Metro Manila, which was conducted from January to June year
1987
In the recent study of Laurente, she emphasized that effective communication
can be championed using the family as an entry point to help a patient. While
nurses, can be of great assistance to prevent at the very beginning serious
complications.
Nurses can help strengthen the family's term of knowledge, skills, and attitude
through effective communication, employed informative, psychotherapeutic,,
modeling, behavioral, cognitive behavioral, and hypnotic techniques are
summarized and evaluated.
What is anxiety?
A mental state of fear or nervousness about what might happen
Nursing Caring Behavior that affects
patient’s Anxiety:
Presence

Person-to-person contact between the client and the nurses.

Concern
Development in the time though mutual trust between the nurse and the
patient
Stimulation
Nurse stimulation through words tops the powerful resources of energy of
person for healing
 Enhancing and Predisposing Factor

Predisposing Factors
➢ Predisposing factors are defined in these models as factors that exert their effects
prior to behavior occurring, by increasing or decreasing a person or population’s
motivation to undertake that particular behavior.
Predisposing Factors Enhancing Factors
Age One's caring experience,
Sex beliefs, and attitude
Civil Status Feeling good about
Educational Status Learning at school
Length of Work What patients tell about the
Experience nurse coping mechanism to
problems encountered
Communication
 Theoretical Model

Predisposing Factors
Nurses' Caring
Age, Sex, Civil Status, Behavior
Educational Status, Length
of Work , Experience Caring experience, beliefs
& attitude, Feeling good
about, Learning at school,
Decreased Anxiety
nurse coping,
communication
Enhancing Factors
Age, Sex, Civil Status,
Educational Status, Length
of Work , Experience
 Reference:

https://prezi.com/p/fjwku5dtkeg5/tfn-cecilia-
laurente/
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