Theories Related to Maternal and Child Nursing PDF

NCM 107 – Care of Mother, Child and the Adolescent (well clients) Theories Related to Maternal and Child Nursing C. Theories Related to Maternal and Child Nursing  Callista Roy’s Theory – stresses that an...

NCM 107 – Care of Mother, Child and the Adolescent (well clients) Theories Related to Maternal and Child Nursing C. Theories Related to Maternal and Child Nursing  Callista Roy’s Theory – stresses that an important role of the nurse is to help patient adapt to change caused by illness or other stressors Application of the Adaptation Theory to MCN  Provides a framework for explaining maternal adjustment following the birth of an infant.  The birth experience provides a first-time mother with multiple stimuli to which she must respond.  The focal stimuli in this situation is the birth of the new infant. The nurse helps the patient adapt to the following changes in the family:  Family relationships  Functional status  Psychosocial interactions of mothers during pregnancy and the postpartum Theory by: Jacqueline Fawcett Dorothea Orem’s Theory – concentrates on examining patient’s ability to perform self-care  Application of Self-care Theory Steps includes:  The nurse gathers information about the patient from the perspective of both the patient and the physician. These are:  Patient’s health status  Health needs  Goals  Capacity  The nurse strategizes ways to help the patient with her self-care deficit Patricia Benner’s Theory – the way nurses move from novice to expert as they become more experienced and prepared to give inter professional care Usefulness of Benner’s Theory in the Nursing Profession:  To make innovative changes in how knowledge is acquired and developed.  For continuing education’s rationale.  Serves as a foundation for how nurses build, and improved skills based on acquiring experience. Other issues most nursing theorist address: Extensive changes in the scope of maternal and child health nursing have occurred as health promotion  Teaching  Counselling  Supporting  Advocacy on keeping parents & children well ❖ Healthy pregnancies & keeping children well protects not only patients at present but also the health of the next generation.