Basic Nursing 1st Edition by Judith Wilkinson, Leslie Treas

Exercise 18

Think of an experience you have had in clinical. Perhaps it was taking vital signs or bathing a confused patient. Describe how each of the four components of a nursing theory occurred in your clinical situation. Share your thinking with a classmate or coworker.
• Who was the person(s) involved (person refers to the patient or resident or the family and support persons)?
• What was the environment (s) community center? A bathing room in a nursing home? The person's bedside in a hospital?
• What was the health condition of the person? For example, was the person seeking information for self-care? Critical? In pain? Ready for discharge?
• How was nursing involved? For example, was the nurse compassionate? Angry? Efficient? A novice or an expert?