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A 5 page overview of the theory of deliberative nursing, a theory first formulated in the late 1950s but with applications into present day nursing. This paper discusses the applicability of Orlando’s theory to modern nursing using the example of medical intervention in cases of domestic violence. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The theory of deliberative nursing has its basis in observations on interactions between nurses and patients conducted in the late 1950s. Ida Jean Orlando first formally
proposed the theory of deliberative nursing in "The Dynamic Nurse-Patient Relationship", a book she published in 1961. This book would be followed by "The Discipline and Teaching of Nursing
Processes" in 1972 and by numerous articles which stretch into even more recent history. The latest in the published history of the theory of deliberative nursing can be found
in the article entitled "Theory of the deliberative nursing process" published in the May 2002 edition of "Nursing Times". In essence this theory defined the role of the nurse
as being in the identification and address of patient need. The theory is distinctive, however, in that it suggests a process for distinguishing between actual patient need and apparent
need. Orlando charges the nurse with using his or her perception and even feelings to identify the cause of their discomfort or infirmity and to determine the proper medical
intervention. Orlando also emphasizes the importance of immediacy of nursing action in addressing patient need. The deliberative nursing theory has, therefore, not only an extensive history but it
can be contended to be just as applicable in todays nursing practice as it was when first contemplated in the late 1950s. The
theory of deliberative nursing is really a reflection of the evolutionary path that nursing has followed. This theory and others like it are a testament to the fact that
nursing philosophy today is moving away from its recently encompassed strict scientific and sometimes mechanistic approach to patient care and back toward the philosophy that distinguished the profession at its
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