Nursing theory is a theory or doctrine created by nursing experts, which correctly reflects the essence and law of nursing phenomena and activities. It can scientifically and systematically explain the phenomena in nursing field and their interrelationships, provide a framework for nursing intervention measures and predict the results of nursing activities.
Representative theories include: Nightingale's environmental theory, Henderson's nursing essence theory, Rogers' holistic theory, Oresme's self-care theory, Roy's adaptation theory, peplau's interpersonal relationship model, Lanninge's cross-cultural nursing theory and Newman's health system model.
Nursing knowledge consists of basic medical knowledge, nursing professional knowledge and humanities and social science knowledge. Basic medical knowledge includes human anatomy, immunology, physiology, pathology, biochemistry, pharmacology and so on.
Nursing professional knowledge includes the pathogenesis, symptoms, preventive health care and health promotion of common and frequently-occurring diseases. Knowledge of humanities and social sciences includes literature, philosophy, aesthetics, law, psychology, ethics, sociology and so on.
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The basic task of nursing is to promote health, prevent diseases, restore health and relieve pain, and the ultimate goal is to maintain the health of all mankind and improve the health level. Nursing involves biological, social, psychological, cultural and spiritual factors that affect human health.
Its practice scope is divided into clinical nursing, community nursing, nursing education, nursing management, nursing scientific research and so on. The research content involves the nursing theory, knowledge and skills of promoting normal people's health, alleviating patients' pain and promoting rehabilitation, rescuing critically ill patients and comforting dying patients, as well as the national health care system and health policy.
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