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Nursing Care Theory Comparison: Nursing Needs v. Skill Acquisition
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Nursing Care Theory Comparison: Nursing Needs v. Skill Acquisition
This paper makes a review on grand and middle-range theory. In the grand range theory,
we look at the Need Theory by Virginia Henderson and in a high middle-range Theory to study
Benner's Model of Skill Acquisition in Nursing.
Henderson introduced the Nursing Need Theory to explain the unique way of viewing
nursing activities. The theory concentrates on the need to hasten patient independence to increase
their recovery progress. Her stress on basic human requirements as the main focus in health care
has led to more theory development concerning the requirements of an individual and how
caregivers can help in achieving those needs (Pinheiro et al., 2016).
Patricia Benner came up with the model of skill acquisition in nursing, first gazetted in
1984. The model states five steps of acquiring skills: beginner, advanced novice, competent,
proficient, and expert, using the Dreyfus model of nursing skill acquisition (Welch & Carter,
2018). The five stages have received significant attention regarding education, administration,
and research and practice application, regardless of his more encompassing nursing domains.
The principles stated in the model pay keen attention to the relation of the nurse and their
environment. It also looks at how time, experience, knowledge, and exposure push the
competencies of a nurse from a low understanding level to a higher operation standard.
Background of the theories
Virginia Henderson was born in 1897 in Missouri but grew in Virginia. She joined the
Army school of nursing in 1921 at Walter reed hospital to pursue a diploma in nursing and
worked for two years at Henry Street Visiting Nurse Service. In 1923, Henderson started
Nursing Care Theory Comparison: Nursing Needs v. Skill Acquisition
Student's Name
Institution
Course Details
Date
, 2
Nursing Care Theory Comparison: Nursing Needs v. Skill Acquisition
This paper makes a review on grand and middle-range theory. In the grand range theory,
we look at the Need Theory by Virginia Henderson and in a high middle-range Theory to study
Benner's Model of Skill Acquisition in Nursing.
Henderson introduced the Nursing Need Theory to explain the unique way of viewing
nursing activities. The theory concentrates on the need to hasten patient independence to increase
their recovery progress. Her stress on basic human requirements as the main focus in health care
has led to more theory development concerning the requirements of an individual and how
caregivers can help in achieving those needs (Pinheiro et al., 2016).
Patricia Benner came up with the model of skill acquisition in nursing, first gazetted in
1984. The model states five steps of acquiring skills: beginner, advanced novice, competent,
proficient, and expert, using the Dreyfus model of nursing skill acquisition (Welch & Carter,
2018). The five stages have received significant attention regarding education, administration,
and research and practice application, regardless of his more encompassing nursing domains.
The principles stated in the model pay keen attention to the relation of the nurse and their
environment. It also looks at how time, experience, knowledge, and exposure push the
competencies of a nurse from a low understanding level to a higher operation standard.
Background of the theories
Virginia Henderson was born in 1897 in Missouri but grew in Virginia. She joined the
Army school of nursing in 1921 at Walter reed hospital to pursue a diploma in nursing and
worked for two years at Henry Street Visiting Nurse Service. In 1923, Henderson started
