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Prescriptive theory: a situation producing theory
Ernestine Wiedenbach
1900 - 1996 |
Wiedenbach believed that
there were 4 main elements to clinical nursing. They
included: a philosophy, a purpose, a practice and the
art.
Wiedenbach conceptualizes nursing as the practice of
identification of a patient’s need for help through
observation of presenting behaviors and symptoms,
exploration of the meaning of those symptoms with the
patient, determining the cause(s) of discomfort, and
determining the patient’s ability to resolve the
discomfort or if the patient has a need for help from
the nurse or other healthcare professionals. Nursing
primarily consists of identifying a patient’s need for
help. If the need for help requires intervention, the
nurse facilitates the medical plan of care and also
creates and implements a nursing plan of care based on
needs and desires of the patient. In providing care, a
nurse exercises sound judgment through deliberative,
practiced, and educated recognition of symptoms. The
patient’s perception of the situation is an important
consideration to the nurse when providing competent
care (Sitzman & Eichelberger 2003)
(Extracts from:
Ernestine Wiedenbach. A Tribute to her
Legacy
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Dr. Lisa Wright Eichelberger.)
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Selected Publications:
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Wiedenbach, E. (1963, November). The helping art of
nursing. American Journal of Nursing, 63,
54-57.
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Weidenbach, E. (1964). Clinical nursing: A
helping art. New York: Springer.
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Wiedenbach, E. (1965, December). Family nurse
practitioner for maternal and child care.
Nursing Outlook, 13, 50.
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Wiedenbach, E. (1968, June). The nurse’s role in
family planning: A conceptual base for practice.
Nursing Clinics of North America, 3, 355-365.
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Wiedenbach, E. (1970, May). Nurses’ wisdom in
nursing theory. American Journal of Nursing, 70,
1057-1062.
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