Abstract

VAREZ PELAEZ, Susana; LOPEZ PARRA, María; SANTOS RUIZ, Susana  and  ABRIL SABATER, Dolors. Nursing model and theory prospects in nephrology. Rev Soc Esp Enferm Nefrol [online]. 2008, vol.11, n.3, pp.178-183. ISSN 1139-1375.

Nursing depends on existence of a theoretic knowledge for everything areas. To use a conceptual model or nursing theory in the attention, guarantees that everybody nurses share equal metaparadigm conception and the same language in the cares guidance. Objectives are: 1. To investigate the nurses position of nephrology unit on conceptual models and nursing theories. 2. To investigate the application level on the same nursing models and theories. It is a descriptive and observational study on all nurses of our unit. Data were capture by a questionnaire elaborate by us. Achieving a descriptive study of all variables, quantitative variables results were expressed as average and plus minus standard deviation. Categorical variables were expressed as frequency and percentages. Twenty seven questionnaires were analysed. Response rate was 77.1%.The demographic data are: average age 32.27± 7.92 years, and 81.5% are women. 88.9% used Henderson's model in the university school. Results nursing's metaparadigm: In the Nursing concept, 88,9% selected to V. Henderson; in the Health concept, 81.5% chose to Erickson; in the environment concept, 63% opted for Henderson; and in the person concept, 70.4% selected to Roy. A wide variability of the about theoretic position of nurses was found. Also a robust training and analysis of the issue is necessary.

Keywords : Nursing model; nursing theory; nursing care; nephrology nurse.

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