NUR 513 APA Assignment

      Virginia Henderson who is often hailed as the mother of modern nursing, introduced a nursing theory aligned with the interactive model. In her approach, she stressed the importance of nurses creating their own theories and placed patient care as their central focus. Henderson’s teachings emphasized the purpose of nursing aiming to assist individuals in performing activities contributing to health or recovery. She also believed in promoting independence as swiftly as possible. Additionally, she also viewed the mind and body as interconnected, prioritizing a patient-centered approach, and fostering strong nurse-patient relationships. On the other hand, the Neuman Systems Model, crafted in the 1970s for nursing student education, draws inspiration from various sources including Hans Selye’s stressors-stress response concepts, Teilhard de Chardin’s philosophy, and Gestalt theory principles from Frederick Perls. This model also incorporates the general systems theory, which sees the world as comprised of interconnected systems (Tourville & Ingalls, 2003).

               Virginia Henderson’s Interactive Theory and the Neuman Systems Model impact patient care differently. Henderson’s theory highlights the nurse’s role in helping patients independently with health activities and stresses the nurse-patient relationship which promotes autonomy. The Neuman Systems Model, focusing on interconnected systems and stressors, helps identify stressors and strategies for positive changes. Combining these theories allows for a holistic, patient-centered approach, considering autonomy and systemic influences on health. While Henderson’s theory excels in patient-centered care, adapting it to nursing informatics may pose challenges. Furthermore, the Neuman Systems Model, though comprehensive, might face difficulties in a tech context. Integrating these theories into nursing informatics requires careful ethical considerations, ensuring patient privacy and data security. Balancing these theories in nursing informatics demands a thoughtful approach to maintaining patient-centered care while responsibly leveraging technology. An advantage of using these theories would be nurses getting better at their jobs focusing on one patient at a time. However, it becomes a problem when the same approach does not work well when a nurse must take care of many patients at once and start multitasking.