Nursing theorists - Portraits of excellence, Volume I
This series explores the life work and stories of 16 women who are widely regarded as nursing's premiere scholars. Each program features a modern theorist and includes video interviews in which the theorist discusses her life, the evolution of her work and its impact on nursing practice and education.
The following videos are available to watch online.
- Henderson, Virginia : Definition of nursingHenderson discusses her definition of nursing with its emphasis on patient care and patient involvement, and her interest in nurses as primary care-givers who are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
- Johnson, Dorothy: Behavioral systems modelJohnson comments on her behavioral systems model and her interest in nursing as a science and a profession.
- King, Imogene: Interacting systemsKing presents her life history and her theory of nursing. Key points of the theory are summarized
- Leininger, Madeleine: Cultural care diversity & universalityLeininger discusses her theory of culturally congruent health care and universality.
- Levine, Myra: The conservation modelLevine presents her life history and her principles of conservation nursing theory. Key points in the theory are summarized.
- Neuman, Betty : Neuman systems modelThe Neuman Systems Model is a conceptual model of nursing that allows the integration of knowledge from all the specialized areas of nursing, to encourage viewing the client as a whole, as a system, interacting with the environment.
- Newman, Margaret: Health as expanding consciousnessNewman explains her theory of health as expanding consciousness in which health is based on consciousness, movement and space/time.
- Nightingale, FlorencePart 1 summarizes the life and work of Florence Nightingale. In part 2, Jacqueline Fawcett discusses Florence Nightingale's work and theory.
- Orem, Dorothea: Self-care frameworkThe basic features of her Conceptual Model Theories are described.
- Orlando (Pelletier), Ida: Nursing process disciplineOrlando discusses her theory of the nursing process, which stresses person-to-person contact and reaction to contact. Exploration of a person's verbal and non-verbal behavior is accomplished by nursing process discipline that results in effective communication with patients, other nurses and other professionals and non-professionals.
- Parse, Rosemarie: Theory of human becomingParse talks about the development of her nursing theory of man-living-health. Major principles of this theory are summarized at the end of the program.
- Peplau, Hildegard: Interpersonal relations in nursingPeplau outlines her theory of psychodynamic nursing and discusses her work in psychiatric and mental health nursing showing the impact of personality, conlict, anxiety and interpersonal psychology theories on clinical nursing.
- Rogers, Martha: Science of unitary human beingsRogers presents her life history and her theory of the science of unitary human beings. Key points in the theory are summarized.
- Roy, Sr. Callista: Adaptation model of nursingSister Roy describes the development of a conceptual model for nursing which views a person as an adaptive system that is a biosocial being required to adapt to environmental stimuli.
- Rubin, Reva: Theory of maternal identityRubin elaborates on her theory of clinical nursing and how it represents a model for both practical nursing and nursing research.
- Watson, Jean: A theory of human caringWatson presents her life history and her theory of the science of unitary human beings. Key points in the theory are summarized.
Mosby's nursing video skills
Mosby's nursing video skills offers a new format - in addition to the video for a specific skill, you are also provided with:
- Overviews describing the purpose of the skill, safety precautions, and delegation guidelines.
- Equipment and preparations needed to perform the skill.
- Follow-up care instructions.
- Documentation examples.
- Review questions in an interactive NCLEX-type format.
- Basic SkillsBasic infection control. Bathing. Bedmaking. Safe patient handling. Elimination assistance. Nutrition and fluids. Personal hygiene and grooming. Vital signs. Restraints and alternatives.
- Intermediate skillsWound and pressure ulcer care. Enteral nutrition. Infection control. Ostomy care. Respiratory care and suctioning. Preoperative nursing care. Postoperative nursing care. Specimen collection. Urinary catheter management.
- Advanced skillsSafe medication administration. Nonparenteral medication administration. Intravenous fluid therapy administration. Management of intravenous fluid therapy. Intravenous medication administration. Parenteral nutrition. Injections. Vascular access.
Films on demand
- Films on demandFilms on demand contains 1000s of videos on various topics, including health science. Keyword search to find a video on your topic.
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Street nurse
- Street nurseTells the story of Cathy Crowe, one of Toronto’s 50 or so street nurses. Shows her visiting the homeless tending to blistered feet, infected wounds, fragile psyches and finding shelter when temperatures drop. But it also shows her passionate advocacy on their behalf in writing letters to the editors, appearing on radio and television, making submissions to the U.N. and making pleas to various levels of government.
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