Lydia Hall's Care, Core, and Cure Theory PDF
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This document details Lydia Hall's Care, Core, and Cure theory, which conceptualizes individuals in three domains: the body (care), illness (cure), and the person (core). The care circle focuses on nurturing patients through comfort measures, instruction, and assistance. The cure circle involves the attention given to patients by medical professionals and shared by nurses and other medical staff.
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1 Hall’s Three Aspects of Nursing 2 The core o The core is the patient receiving nursing care. o The core has goals set by him or herself rather than by any other person, and behaves according to his or her feelings and values....
1 Hall’s Three Aspects of Nursing 2 The core o The core is the patient receiving nursing care. o The core has goals set by him or herself rather than by any other person, and behaves according to his or her feelings and values. 3 The cure o The cure is the attention given to patients by medical professionals. o Hall explains in the model that the cure circle is shared by the nurse with other health professionals, such as physicians or physical therapists. 4 The care o The care circle addresses the role of nurses, and is focused on performing the task of nurturing patients. o This means the "motherly" care provided by nurses, which may include comfort measures, patient instruction, and helping the patient meet his or her needs when help is needed. 5 Concepts: o She postulated that individuals could be conceptualized in three separate domains: § the body (care), § the illness, (cure) § the person (core) 6
