Artigo Revisado por pares

Comfort Theory

2006; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 36; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00005110-200611000-00010

ISSN

1539-0721

Autores

Katharine Kolcaba, Colette Tilton, Carol Drouin,

Tópico(s)

Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation

Resumo

The application of theory to practice is multifaceted. It requires a nursing theory that is compatible with an institution's values and mission and that is easily understood and simple enough to guide practice. Comfort Theory was chosen because of its universality. The authors describe how Kolcaba's Comfort Theory was used by a not-for-profit New England hospital to provide a coherent and consistent pattern for enhancing care and promoting professional practice, as well as to serve as a unifying framework for applying for Magnet Recognition Status.

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