Theories of Practice in Nursing: Orem's Self-Care Theory and Johnson's Behavioral System Model

Running head: THEORIES OF PRACTICE 1
Theories of practice
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THEORIES OF PRACTICE 2
Executive summary
Nursing theories form the basis of approaches that practitioners apply when dealing with
patients. The grand and middle-range theories offer the basis on which the practitioner uses to
manage different patient situations. By applying the theories practitioners have a systematic way
of work that is consistent when the same theory is applied in different situations. This reports
analyses how Orem’s self-care theory and Johnson’s system theory can be applied in nursing
settings.

THEORIES OF PRACTICE 3
Table of Contents
Executive summary.........................................................................................................................2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Orem’s Self-care grand theory.........................................................................................................4
Johnson’s Middle Range Systems Behavioral Theory....................................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................8