Joyce Travelbee and Nursing

Essay # 64151

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A critique of Joyce Travelbee's Interpersonal Apects of Nursing theory.

1,439 words () | 6 sources | APA | 2005 United States

Paper Summary:

Interpersonal Aspects of Nursing is an important theory that strives to bring the focus of nursing back to therapeutic means of treatment. While the science of nursing has much to do with the quality of patient recovery, Joyce Travelbee's theory suggests that a positive nurse-patient relationship can bring about a favorable patient outcome. The paper presents an overview and critique of the theory and discusses how the theory can be used in professional practice.

From the Paper:

"Development of ideas should be logical and consistent throughout so thoughts can be interpreted appropriately (Parker, 2006). Regarding clarity, Travelbee's theory is not entirely understandable because major concepts are defined by various means. While Travelbee herself develops some concepts, others are taken from Webster's dictionary and the World Health Organization. I found definitions throughout interpersonal aspects of nursing to be clearly defined, but found inconsistencies in meanings on occasion. Travelbee states the definitions of concepts and then goes on to explain the definition, however, she does had a tendency to use the same definition for different terms."