Angelo Gonzalo, BSN, RN
Angelo Gonzalo earned his Nursing degree in the year 2010 and continued his studies at St. Paul University Manila taking up Masters of Arts in Nursing Major in Clinical Management. He worked as an intensive care nurse for more than six years. He advocates for proper training and development of new nurses, quality assurance and compassionate care. He has also been involved in community development for 10 years steering programs on good governance, health, sports, and education. Angelo aims to build a good foundation for aspiring nurses. He would like to impart the importance of understanding nursing theories that he hopes to be translated successfully to practice.
Madeleine Leininger: Transcultural Nursing Theory
Madeleine Leininger is a nursing theorist who developed the Transcultural Nursing Theory or Culture Care Nursing Theory. Get to know Madeleine Leininger's biography, theory application and its major concepts in this nursing theory study guide.
Florence Nightingale: Environmental Theory
Get to know the concepts behind Florence Nightingale's Environmental Theory in this study guide about nursing theories. Learn about Nightingale's biography, her career, her works that shaped nursing. Next part is an in-depth discussion about her Environmental Theory, its metaparadigm, major and subconcepts, including its application to nursing practice.
Myra Estrin Levine: The Conservation Model of Nursing
Myra Estrin Levine (1921–1996) is a nursing theorist known for her esoteric model of nursing—the Conservation Model.
Nola Pender: Health Promotion Model
Nola J. Pender (1941– present) is a nursing theorist who developed the Health Promotion Model in 1982.
Betty Neuman: Neuman Systems Model
Betty Neuman is a nursing theorist who developed the Neuman Systems Model.
Jean Watson: Theory of Human Caring
According to Watson's theory, "Nursing is concerned with promoting health, preventing illness, caring for the sick, and restoring health."
Ida Jean Orlando: Deliberative Nursing Process Theory
Ida Jean Orlando developed her Deliberative Nursing Process that allows nurses to formulate an effective nursing care plan that can also be easily adapted when and if any complexity come up with the patient.
Imogene King: Theory of Goal Attainment
Imogene King was a pioneer in nursing and renowned for her development of the nursing theory: "Theory of Goal Attainment". Get to know Imogene King's biography, major concepts of her theory, and its application and impact in nursing.
Faye Abdellah: 21 Nursing Problems Theory
Faye Abdellah formulated the 21 Nursing Problems theory that changed the focus on nursing care from disease-centered to patient-centered.
Dorothy Johnson: Behavioral System Model
Dorothy E. Johnson proposed the Behavioral System Model Nursing Theory in 1968.
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Nursing Theories and Theorists
In this guide for nursing theories, we aim to help you understand what comprises a nursing theory and its importance, purpose, history, types or classifications, and give you an overview through summaries of selected nursing theories.
