BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS IN NURSING

COURSE MODULE COURSE UNIT WEEK
3 16 16
LOCAL THEORIES: ABAQUIN AND LAURENTE

✔ Read course and unit objectives

✔ Read study guide prior to class attendance
✔ Read required learning resources; refer to unit
terminologies for jargons
✔ Proactively participate in online discussions
✔ Participate in weekly discussion board (Canvas)
✔ Answer and submit course unit tasks

At the end of the course unit (CM), learners will be able to:
Cognitive:
1. Understand the different nursing theories developed by Carmencita Abaquin and Cecilia
Laurente
2. Explain the different major concepts of Prepare Me Theory and Theory of Nursing Practice
and Career.
Affective:
1. Show concerns and develop trusting relationship to the patient and family using the different
nursing theories.
2. Listen attentively during class discussions.
3. Demonstrate tact and respect when challenging other people’s opinions and ideas.
4. Accept comments and reactions of classmates on one’s opinions openly and graciously.
Psychomotor:
1. Apply safety risk and nursing process during administration of nursing procedures using the
different nursing theories.
2. Participate actively during class discussions.
3. Confidently express personal opinion and thoughts in front of the class.

Aliigood Martha R, The Nursing Theorist and their Works,8th edition, Copyright 2014, Mosby
Smith Marlaine C.; Parker Marilyn E.; Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice, 4TH edition. F.A.Davis
Company 2015
Theoretical Foundations of Nursing: The Philippine Perspective” by: Dr. Eufemia Octaviano and Dr.
Carl Balita.

CARMENCITA M. ABAQUIN
- “PREPARE ME’” interventions and the Quality of Life Advance progressive Cancer Patients.
-PREPARE ME ( Holistic Nursing Interventions) are the nursing interventions provided to address the
multi dimensional problems of cancer patients that can be given given in any setting where patients
choose to be confined. This program emphasizes a holistic approach to nursing care.
PREPARE ME has the following components.
-Presence-being with another during the times of need. This includes therapeutic communication, active
listening, and touch.
-Reminisce Therapy- recall of past experiences, feelings, and thoughts to facilitate adaptation to present
circumstances. 
-Prayer 
-Relaxation-Breathing-techniques to encourage and elicit relaxation for the purpose of decreasing
undesirable signs and symptoms such as pain,muscle tension, and anxiety.
-Meditation-encourages an elicit form of relaxation for the purpose of altering patient’s level of
awareness by focusing on an image or thought to facilitate inner sight which helps establish connection
and relationship with God. It may be done throught the use of music and other relaxation techniques.
-Values Clarification- assisting another individual to clarify his own values about health and illness in
order to facilitate effective decision making skills. Through this, the patient develops an open mind that
will facilitate acceptance of disease state or may help deepen or enhance values. The process of values
clarification helps one become internally consistent by achieving closer between what we do and what
we feel.
Laurente’s Theory of Nursing Practice and Career
She 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.
Focused her works on helping a patient through support systems specifically the family. She has a
publication entitled "Categorization of Nursing activities as Observed in Medical Surgical Ward Units in
Selected Government and Private Hospitals in Metro Manila.
Theory of nursing practice and career is the nursing theory of Laurente.

Presence-being with another during the times of need - this includes therapeutic communication, active
listening, and touch.
Reminisce Therapy- recall of past experiences, feelings, and thoughts to facilitate adaptation to present
circumstances. 
Relaxation-Breathing-techniques to encourage and elicit relaxation for the purpose of decreasing
undesirable signs and symptoms such as pain, muscle tension, and anxiety.
Meditation-encourages an elicit form of relaxation for the purpose of altering patient’s level of
awareness by focusing on an image or thought to facilitate inner sight which helps establish connection
and relationship with God. It may be done thought the use of music and other relaxation techniques.
Values Clarification- assisting another individual to clarify his own values about health and illness in
order to facilitate effective decision making skills.

Carmencita Abaquin's Prepare Me Theory

https://youtu.be/uHnhBMAj0LY

CECILIA LAURENTE - Powtoonwww.powtoon.com › online-presentation › cecilia-laurente

Being exposed to major

changes,
environmental turbulence, socio-
economic crisis
and health sector reforms, nurses
around the world
are at risk of dehumanizing not only
patient care but
also their personhood
Being exposed to major
changes,
environmental turbulence, socio-
economic crisis
and health sector reforms, nurses
around the world
are at risk of dehumanizing not only
patient care but
also their personhood
Being exposed to major
changes,
environmental turbulence, socio-
economic crisis
and health sector reforms, nurses
around the world
are at risk of dehumanizing not only
patient care but
also their personhood
1. How could PREPARE ME Theory be effective in improving the quality of life among terminally-ill
patients?
2. How will the nurses incorporate the PREPARE ME Theory in their nursing procedures for
cancer patients?

Aliigood Martha R, The Nursing Theorist and their Works,8th edition, Copyright 2014, Mosby
Smith Marlaine C.; Parker Marilyn E.; Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice, 4TH edition. F.A.Davis
Company 2015
Theoretical Foundations of Nursing: The Philippine Perspective” by: Dr. Eufemia Octaviano and Dr.
Carl Balita.