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Health As Expanding Consciousness: Newman's Theory of
Health As Expanding Consciousness: Newman's Theory of
9. Administering Sacred
Nursing Acts of CaringHealing
by Tending to Basic Human
Needs.
Orlando’s Nursing Process
Ida Jean Orlando-Pelletier (August 12, 1926 – November 28, 2007) was an
internationally known psychiatric health nurse, theorist, and researcher who
developed the “Deliberative Nursing Process Theory.” Her theory allows nurses
to create an effective nursing care plan that can also be easily adapted when
and if any complications arise with the patient
Immediate Reaction
is the internal response. The patient perceives objects with his or
her five senses.
Nurse Reaction-The patient’s behavior stimulated a nurse’s reaction, which marks
the nursing process discipline’s beginning. Orlando uses the concept of human as she
emphasizes individuality and the dynamic nature of
Nurse’s Action-When the nurse acts, an action process transpires. This action
process by the nurse in a nurse-patient contact is called the nursing process.
the nurse-patient relationship. For her, humans in
The nurse’s action may be automatic or deliberative. need are the focus of nursing practice.
Automatic Nursing Actions- are nursing actions decided upon for reasons
other than the patient’s immediate need. In Orlando’s theory, health is replaced by a sense
of helplessness as the initiator of a necessity for
nursing. She stated that nursing deals with
Deliberative Nursing Actions- are actions decided upon after ascertaining a
need and then meeting this need. individuals who require help.
Improvement
is the resolution to the patient’s situation. In the resolution, the nurse’s
actions are not evaluated. Instead, the result of his or her actions is
evaluated to determine whether their actions served to help the patient
communicate his or her need for help and how it was met.