Care-Giver Burden

Term Paper # 115925

Medical and Health > Nursing

Care-Giver Burden

An examination of the care-giver burden of a patient in terms of a lack of financial resources.

2,236 words () | 10 sources | APA | 2009 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper focuses on the care-giver burden of a patient who cannot afford to be taken care of because of lack of insurance or lack of funds in general. In the paper, care-giver burden is addressed using several articles concerning care-giver burden and three theorists; Martha E. Rogers, Imogene King, and Dorothy E. Johnson. Specifically, the approaches to this problem of the three theorists are discussed and a look at ways to use these approaches, the implications of these approaches, and their benefits are described.

Outline:
Client Concern
Three Approaches to the Concern
Ways that Approaches are Congruent
Ways of Using These Approaches in Practice
Implications for Using these Approaches in Practice
Three Benefits Gained from Using Nursing Models

From the Paper:

"King's theory lies in the clients' perception of self. This perception ranges from their body image to their own growth and development before and after surgery or during care-giver visits. As such, the crux of King's theory is that of communication. Her theory subsists of human beings as, "...open systems interacting with the environment" (Williams, Imogene King's Interacting Systems Theory, 2001). Throughout the relationship of nurses and clients communication is the key to better health. This occurs through the patient forming several relationships with different people around them; these include personal systems, interpersonal systems, and social systems. Thus, King's ultimate goal stated in the theory is goal attainment."

Sample of Sources Used:

Barrett, Elizabeth Ann Manhart. (August 30, 2000). The Theoretical Matrix for a Rogerian Nursing Practice. Journal of Nursing Theory. Vol. 9, Issue 4.
Cutler, David M. (May 1995). The Cost and Financing of Health Care. The American Economic Review. Vol. 85, No. 2. p. 32-37.
Dallet, B. (1994). Economic Credentialing; Your Money or Your Life. Health Matrix.Vol. 4, Issue 2. pp325-363.
Johnson Behavioral System. (September 1, 2002). (Online). Available: http://healthsci.clayton.edu/eichelberger/theory/johnson_behavioral_system.htm
Sanders, Stacy, J. (October 2005). Shouldering the Burden Of Care. Hastings Center Report. Vol. 35, Issue 5, p14.