Theoretical Foundations in Nursing

STUDENT ACTIVITY SHEET BS NURSING / FIRST YEAR

Session # 19

LESSON TITLE: Materials:

▪ CARMENCITA M. ABAQUIN’S PREPARE ME Pen and notebook
HOLISTIC NURSING INTERVENTIONS
▪ CECILIA LAURENTE’S THEORY OF NURSING
PRACTICE AND CAREER SYNCHRONICITY IN
HUMAN–SPACE–TIME: A THEORY OF NURSING
ENGAGEMENT IN GLOBAL COMMUNITY

LEARNING TARGETS:
Upon completion of this lesson, you can:
▪ Acknowledge the background and credentials of these
local nursing theorists;
▪ Identify the major concepts and definitions of terms as
utilized in their respective models;
▪ List down their specific theoretical assumptions;
▪ Highlight their major areas of contributions in the
nursing field; and, Reference:
▪ Describe each of these theories in view of their Alligood, M. (2018). Nursing theories and their
implications in the nursing field. work (9th ed.). Singapore: Elsevier.

LESSON REVIEW/PREVIEW
Let us have a review of what you have learned from the previous lesson. Kindly answer the following questions on the
space provided. You may use the back page of this sheet, if necessary. Have fun!

As a nursing student, how would you apply the following theories in our health care situation during COVID-19 pandemic?
Carmelita C. Divinagracia’s Composure Model
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Letty G. Kuan’s Retirement and Role Discontinuities Model
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MAIN LESSON
You will study and read their book, if available, about this lesson.

CARMENCITA M. ABAQUIN’S PREPARE ME HOLISTIC NURSING INTERVENTIONS

Life Story:
✔ She is a nurse with a Master's Degree in Nursing obtained from the University of
the Philippines, College of Nursing.
✔ An expert in Medical Surgical Nursing with subspecialty in Oncologic Nursing,
which made her known both here and abroad.
✔ She had served the University of the Philippines College of Nursing, as faculty and
held the position as Secretary of the College of Nursing.
✔ Her latest appointment as Chairman of the Board of Nursing speaks of her
competence and integrity in the field she has chosen.

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Basic Assumptions and Concepts of the Model:

▪ Her theory is centered on the nursing interventions provided to address the multidimensional problems of cancer
patients that can be given in any setting where patients choose to be confined.
▪ PREPARE ME (Holistic Nursing Interventions) are the nursing interventions provided to address the
multi-dimensional problems of cancer patients that can be 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:

Being with another person during the times of need. This includes therapeutic communication, active
Presence
listening, and touch.
Prayer
Reminisce Recall of past experiences, feelings and thoughts to facilitate adaptation to present circumstances.
Therapy
Relaxation-Br Techniques to encourage and elicit relaxation for the purpose of decreasing undesirable signs and
eathing symptoms such as pain, muscle tension, and anxiety.
Encourages an elicit form of relaxation for the purpose of altering a patient's level of awareness by
Meditation focusing on an image or thought to facilitate inner sight which helps establish connection and
relationship with God. It may be done through the use of music and other relaxation techniques.
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
Values
acceptance of disease state or may help deepen or enhance values. The process of values
Clarification
clarification helps one become internally consistent by achieving closer between what we do and
what we feel.

CECILIA LAURENTE’S THEORY OF NURSING PRACTICE AND CAREER

SYNCHRONICITY IN HUMAN–SPACE–TIME: A THEORY OF NURSING
ENGAGEMENT IN GLOBAL COMMUNITY

Life Story:
✔ Graduated BSN at UP in 1967 & MAN in 1973.
✔ She worked as a staff nurse (1968-1969), became a head nurse (1973-1976),
and Nursing Supervisor at Philippine General Hospital (1977-1979).
✔ She focused her work on helping a patient through support systems
specifically the family.
✔ She became a dean of the College of Nursing in UP Manila from 1996-2002.

Theory Description:
✔ She has a publication entitled "Categorization of Nursing activities as
Observed in Medical Surgical Ward Unit in Selected Government and Private
Hospitals in Metro Manila”, which was conducted from January to June year
1987.
✔ In the recent study, she states that the other entry point of helping the patient
is through the family, when nurses can be of great assistance to prevent at the very beginning serious
complications.

Basic Assumption and Concept of the Model:

▪ The nurse can help strengthen the family’s term of knowledge, skills, and attitude through effective
communication, employed informative, psychotherapeutic, modeling, behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, and/or
hypnotic techniques are summarized and evaluated.
▪ Anxiety is a mental state of fear or nervousness about what might happen.

Nurses Caring Behavior that Affect the Patient Anxiety:

▪ Presence – person to person contact between the client and the nurses
▪ Concern – development in the time through mutual trust, nurse and the patient.
▪ Stimulation – nurse stimulation through words tops the powerful resources of energy of a person for healing.

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 ✔ One's caring experience, beliefs and attitude.
✔ Feeling good about
Enhancing
✔ Learning at school
Factors
✔ What patients tell about the nurse coping mechanism to problems encountered.
✔ Communication
✔ Age
✔ Sex
Predisposing ✔ Civil Status
Factors ✔ Educational Background
✔ Length of work
✔ Experience

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

You will answer and rationalize this by yourself. This will be recorded as your quiz. One (1) point will be given to the
correct answer and another one (1) point for the correct ratio. Superimpositions or erasures in your answer/ratio is not
allowed.

1. The goal of nursing care, according to Carmencita Abaquin's theory is the improvement of quality of life for advanced
stage cancer patients despite their current situation. Which of the following are the prepare me components?
a. Presence c. Meditation
b. Reminisce Therapy d. Values Clarification
e. All of the above
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2. A therapeutic intervention which is being with another person during the times of need is _______________.
a. Presence
b. Reminisce Therapy
c. Meditation
d. Values Clarification
e. All of the above
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3. A therapeutic intervention which is the action of the recalling of past experiences, feelings and thoughts to facilitate
adaptation to present circumstances is ___________________.
a. Presence
b. Reminisce Therapy
c. Meditation
d. Values Clarification
e. All of the above
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4. What is developed in the patient when the patient clarifies her/his values?
a. An open mind that will facilitate acceptance of the disease state or may help deepen or enhance values
b. Proper care of the body, mind, spirit to maintain integrity of the person
c. The ability to recall of past experience, feelings, and thoughts to facilitate
d. A close mind that will facilitate acceptance of disease
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5. Which of the following can elicit a form of relaxation for the purpose of altering patients level of awareness by focusing
on an image?
a. Presence c. Meditation
b. Reminisce Therapy d. Values Clarification
e. All of the above
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6. The following statements are TRUE about the Prepare Me Holistic Nursing Interventions, EXCEPT:
a. "Prepare Me" Interventions and the Quality of Life of Advance Progressive Cancer Patients
b. Prepare Me are the nursing interventions provided to address the multi-dimensional problem of cancer
patients
c. There are five components of the theory
d. None of the above
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7. Multifaceted construct that encompasses the individual’s capacities and abilities with an aim of enriching life when it
cannot longer be prolonged. Which of the following is/are not manifestations of a good quality of life?
a. Proper care of the body
b. Properly maintained body and mind integrity
c. Proper mind and spirit
d. Inability to cope up with changes
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8. ______________it is the state of being when there is no further medical treatment that can stabilize a patient.
a. Impaired self-esteem
b. Boosted self-esteem
c. Acutely ill
d. Terminally ill
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9. Which of the following is the goal of Cecilia Laurente's Theory?

a. For the patient to accept death and die peacefully
b. Continuum that includes wellness and illness
c. Maintaining or restoring the client's independence in the satisfaction of the 14 fundamental needs.
d. Determine the effects of the "COMPOSURE" behavior of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner on the
wellness outcome of the selected cardiac patients
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10. The Theory of Nursing Practice and Career proposes that the nurse is not afraid to give hope and company to a
patient until his or her final hour if in terminal condition. Which of the following mental states where an individual
experiences fear or nervousness about what might happen?
a. Depression
b. Anxiety
c. Compulsion
d. Obsession
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RATIONALIZATION ACTIVITY
The instructor will now provide you the rationalization to these questions. You can now ask questions and debate among
yourselves. Write the correct answer and correct/additional ratio in the space provided.

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LESSON WRAP-UP

You will now mark (encircle) the session you have finished today in the tracker below. This is simply a visual to help you
track how much work you have accomplished and how much work there is left to do.

You are done with the session! Let’s track your progress.

AL Activity: LEARNING SHEETS

This technique will help you engage by providing a question sheet that guides & stimulates the learning. You will answer
the questions per column, as fast as you can. It will be great to time yourself as you answer on the space provided.

FIND-OUT QUESTIONS:
The questions are answerable with True or False. If the answer is false, identify the word/phrase that makes the
statement wrong.

1. Dr. Cecilia Laurente's rom 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.
Answer: __________

2. According to DR. Laurente, communication is the key when getting nurses to engage patients and families in
their care.
Answer: __________

3. According to Cecilia Laurente, there are two caring behaviors that affect a patient's anxiety.
Answer: __________

LARGER QUESTION: (These can only be answered if the FIND-OUT QUESTIONS are completed.)

Describe each of the 6 components of PREPARE ME theory.

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CHALLENGE QUESTION:

Comparing the assumptions and concepts enclosed within the theory of Abaquin and Laurente, state the significant
application of these in the nursing clinical settings. (Provide at least 2 for each theory.)

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