INTRODUCTION OF

NURSING THEORIES
PRESENTED BY: SAMIULLAH
TYPES OF NURSING THEORIES:

• Grand Theories: BROAD and COMPLEX

• Middle-Range Theories: Address Specific phenomena and reflect practice
• Descriptive Theories: First level of theory development
• Prescriptive Theories: Address nursing interventions and predict their
consequences
CONCEPT:

•Nursing theories must have roots in the

everyday practice of nurses
QUESTIONS:

• What is the nature of the knowledge needed for the practice of nursing ?

• What does it mean to me to practice nursing?

NURSING THEORIES:

• Essential concepts common among nursing theories:

• Man
• Health
• Enviornment
• Nursing
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE’S
ENVIRONMENTAL THEORY

• Considered the first nurse theorist

• Defined nursing as “the act of utilizing the environment of the patient to
assist him in his recovery”
• Nightingale’s theory remains an integral part of nursing and healthcare today
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE’S
ENVIRONMENTAL THEORY

5 factors for a healthy Environment:

• Pure or fresh air
• Pure water
• Efficient drainage
• Cleanliness
• Proper sunlight