Chapter 21: Katharine Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory
Chapter 22: Joanne Duffy’s Quality-Caring Model
This assignment will involve your providing a reflection based on this week’s reading assignments of Chapter 21 Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory and Chapter 22 Duffy’s Quality Caring Model. Each theory should be a minimum of two paragraphs for each chapter. The quality of your writing is much more important is more important than the quantity.
This week’s assignments include:
Reading Assignment – Section VI Middle Range Theories
Chapter 21 – Katharine Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory
Kolcaba’s Theory of Comfort was first developed in the 1990s. It is a middle-range theory for health practice, education, and research. This theory has the potential to place comfort in the forefront of healthcare. According to the model, comfort is an immediate desirable outcome of nursing care.
Web Link for additional information:
https://www.thecomfortline.com/
Video: Katharine Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory
Part 1 – Introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJSivIwRR6w
Part 2 – Concept Analysis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-GxxqWDSkc&list=TLPQMDgwMzIwMjB9YJYJ68lvew&index=2
Chapter 22 – Joanne Duffy’s Quality-Caring Model
The Quality-Caring Model exposes and demonstrates the value of nursing within the evidence-based practice milieu of modern health care. Relationships characterized by caring are theorized to influence positive outcomes for patients/families, health care providers, and health care systems.
Web Link for additional information:
https://www.nursingcenter.com/journalarticle?Article_ID=539833&Journal_ID=54024&Issue_ID=539826
Joanne Duffy’s Videos (3):
Part 1 of 3: Joanne Duffy, “Quality Caring in Nursing & Health Systems,” 2nd Edition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n06ou-UELfs&list=TLPQMDgwMzIwMjB9YJYJ68lvew&index=3
Part 2 of 3: Joanne Duffy, How Nurses Themselves Benefit From Quality Caring
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IprmGpl_mG4&list=TLPQMDgwMzIwMjB9YJYJ68lvew&index=4
Part 3 of 3: Joanne Duffy, Role of Quality Caring and Some Calls to Action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz019q6akt4&list=TLPQMDgwMzIwMjB9YJYJ68lvew&index=5
