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An 8 page research paper that describes and analyzes Modeling and Role-Modeling theory, which was developed by Helen C. Erickson, in collaboration with Evelyn M. Tomlin and Mary Ann P. Swain. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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a grand theory of nursing that encompasses a variety of mid-range theories (Erickson, Tomlin and Swain, 2011). Parker and Smith (2010) provide a guide that facilitates the study of
nursing theory and how it can be applied to practice. The following examination of MRM theory utilizes this guide in order to provide a comprehensive overview of this theory, which
includes discussion of its application to nursing practice. Nursing: The first element of investigation mentioned in the Park and Smith guide is to consider is how nursing is conceptualized in
this theory. In MRM theory, nurses are perceived as facilitators, rather than effectors, as Erickson, in her personal correspondence, specifically stated that the nurse-patient relationship should be an interactive process
that helps the individual in identifying, mobilizing and developing that persons personal strengths, which can then be utilized to achieve the optimal state of health and well-being possible for that
individual (Erickson, 2006). The way in which MRM theory conceptualized, that is, the focus, purpose of nursing, etc., can be best addressed by investigating how MRM presents the four
meta-paradigm of nursing, that is, person, health, nursing and environment. The perspective taken by Erickson in regards to the meta-paradigm of person includes the position that that the person, or
persons, who are the focus of care "know more about themselves than health providers do" (Parker and Smith, 2010, p. 203). The essence of the self is expressed in personal
values and beliefs. Consequently, knowledge of the self constitutes the first step in healing. Nurses incorporate this perspective into care when they aid their patients by facilitating the journey of
self-discovery that leads to the ability to interpret their condition and the life around them, i.e., their environment, in a productive manner. It is interesting to note that this theory
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