THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING
Channel 1
Debora Vilasi
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Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
1. Course Presentation
· Introduction to the course and learning objectives.
· The role of nurses in health promotion, care, and therapeutic education.
2. Professional Profile of the Nurse
· Historical and regulatory evolution of the nursing profession.
· Professional skills and areas of responsibility.
· The role of nurses in multidisciplinary settings and the healthcare system.
3. Fundamental Concepts of Nursing
· Definition of Nursing: Nature, Scope, and Purpose.
· Relationship between Philosophy, Theory, and Science in Nursing.
· Theoretical Development: Methods of Induction, Deduction, and Retroduction.
4. Foundations of Epistemology
· Karl Popper: Falsificationism and the Scientific Method.
· Thomas Kuhn: Scientific Paradigms and Scientific Revolutions.
· Imre Lakatos: Research Programs and Scientific Methodology.
· Applications of Epistemological Theories to Nursing.
5. General Systems Theory
· An In-Depth Study of Ludwig von Bertalanffy's Systems Theory.
· Application of the System Concept in Nursing Practice.
6. Basic Principles of Nursing
· The Concept of Person and Basic Needs.
· The Theory of Needs: Analysis and Application.
· Conceptual Models and Paradigms of Care.
· The Meta-Paradigm of Nursing:
· Man, Environment, Health, and Nursing.
7. Models of Health
· Biomedical.
· Holistic.
· Harmonious.
· Illness – Disease – Sickness
Disease: objective biological alteration
Illness: subjective experience of illness
Sickness: social and cultural dimension of illness
8. Nursing Approach to Care
· Distinction between "curing" and "taking care."
9. Overview of Nursing's Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives
· Introduction to the discipline's theoretical perspectives.
· Methodologies for developing nursing theories.
· Importance of theories in the evolution and professionalization of nursing.
· Connection between theory, practice, and research.
10. Methodological Analysis of Nursing Theories
· Ann Marriner Tomey's Theoretical Approach.
· Classification of Theories According to Nursing Schools of Thought (Afaf Ibrahim Meleis).
11. Presentation of Nursing Theories
· Presentation of the Main Theories and Models:
o Florence Nightingale.
o Virginia Henderson.
o Dorothea Orem.
o Rizzo Parse.
o Martha Rogers.
o Madeleine Leininger.
or Marisa Cantarelli.
or Marjory Gordon.
or Callista Roy.
or Hildegard Peplau.
· Introduction to Barbara Carper's contribution and the classification of nursing knowledge.
· In-depth analysis of Lynda Juall Carpenito's model.
Carpenito – Bifocal model: distinction between nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems; structuring the Nursing Care Plan. Carper – Classification of nursing knowledge (empirical, aesthetic, ethical, personal).
12. Critical discussion of nursing theories
· Critical analysis and comparison of the main theories.
· Practical applications and limitations of theoretical models.
· Impact of nursing theories on the evolution of the profession.
Books
Gesti di cura, Autori: Guglielmo Guerriero, G.C. EDIZIONI MEDICO SCIENTIFICHE. ISBN / ISSN: 978-88-7110-261-0
- Academic year2025/2026
- CourseNursing REPLICA ASL ROMA 3 - OSTIA
- CurriculumSingle curriculum
- Year1st year
- Semester1st semester
- SSDMED/45
- CFU2