Introduction
    Introduction
    • First nurse theorist
       – Florence Nightingale
            • Book: Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is 
             Not.
            Nursing is the desire, intent, and obligation to apply 
            knowledge, skills, values, meanings, and experience 
            for, with, or on behalf of those requiring or 
            requesting assistance to achieve and maintain their 
            desired state of health and wellness.
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    Nurse Theorists and Theories
    Nurse Theorists and Theories
    • Chapter covers nurse theorists in chronological order, 
      starting with Florence Nightingale.
    • 17 other nursing theorists
    • Theories selected for inclusion have significance for 
      today’s nurse.
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    Florence Nightingale and Nursing Theory
    Florence Nightingale and Nursing Theory
    • Born May 12, 1820
    • Died August 13, 1910
    • Wrote first book on nursing theory: Notes on Nursing
    • Prolific writer who advanced nursing significantly
    • 12 fundamental concepts to nursing at the time
    • Box 7.1
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    Theory Development in the 1950s
    Theory Development in the 1950s
    • Hildegard Peplau
    • Virginia Henderson
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    Hildegard E. Peplau: Interpersonal 
    Hildegard E. Peplau: Interpersonal 
    Relations in Nursing—1952
    Relations in Nursing—1952
    • Born September 1, 1909
    • Died March 17, 1999
    • Theory: interpersonal relations in nursing
       – Changed role of patient from object to partner in care
       – Grounded in interpersonal theory
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