Transcript Leadership Strategy Comfort Theory presentation

Katharine Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory
By
Elizabeth Boeve
Sabrina Carlson
Elizabeth Klynstra
Julie Mulder
Amy Noonan
Diana VanRhee
Katharine Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory
The purpose of this power point is to:
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Describe Katharine Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory
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Describe how Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory can be used for
Evidence Based Practice
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Define the MetaParadigm based on the Kolcaba’s
Comfort Theory
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Identify Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory in the contemporary
healthcare environment
The Comfort Theory and Evidence Based
Practice
 The
comfort theory is founded on evidenced based
practice.
 Proven
to provide optimal comfort nursing
interventions
 Promote
optimal health and healing in clients
MetaParadigm Concepts as Defined by Katharine
Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory: Relief, Ease, and Transcendence
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Person:
 Individual,
family or community that receives nursing
care (March & McCormack, 2009).
 Physical
comfort, psycho spiritual comfort,
sociocultural comfort, and environmental comfort.
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Environment:
 Atmosphere
around the patient which is utilized to
improve patient comfort (March & McCormack, 2009).
 Patients-
clutter.
Lighting, privacy, noise, temperature,
MetaParadigm Concepts as Defined by Katharine Kolcaba’s
Comfort Theory continued
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Health:
 The greatest functioning level for the patient as they
describe it (March & McCormack, 2009).
 “When patients and their families are more
comfortable, they engage more fully in health
seeking behaviors” (Kolcaba, p. 539).
Nursing:
 Process of determining the patient’s comfort needs.
 Establishing and achieving appropriate nursing
interventions,
 Reassessing patient comfort needs following the
interventions (March & McCormack, 2009.
Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory:
In contemporary healthcare environment
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Locally: Everyday patient care
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Regionally: Hospice, substance abuse treatment
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Globally: Magnet Recognition Program
References
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http://www.thecomfortline.com
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doi:10.1177/104990910101800308