Comparison of the use of both theories in nursing practice
In nursing practice settings, Orem’s theory can be used by healthcare practitioners to understand the healthcare needs of patients by determining their self-care deficit. Utilizing Orem’s theory, healthcare practitioners can therefore focus on addressing the specific self-care deficit of patients while giving such patients the autonomy to address the health care needs that they possess the ability to address (Didisen et al., 2017). On the other hand, Kolcaba’s Theory of Comfort can be used in nursing practice settings by healthcare practitioners to understand the various interventions that they can adopt to improve the comfort of their patients utilizing Kolcaba’s theory nurses and therefore to understand the main goal of nursing practice is to provide comfort to patients (Oliveira et al., 2020).
Application of theories in my clinical setting
In my clinical setting of an acute care facility, Orem’s self-care deficit theory can be used by healthcare providers to understand the specific needs of various patients and the self-care deficits that make them visit the health care facility. Healthcare practitioners can then focus on the specific Healthcare deficits of the patients in the acute care facility.
On the other hand, Kolcaba’s theory of comfort can be applied in an acute care facility to promote comfort among patients, such as establishing a conducive Healthcare environment that promotes active recovery in patients.
Conclusion
In summary, there are several middle-range nursing theories in nursing. Middle-range nursing theories tend to have a more specific focus and also offer more concrete connections between grand nursing theories and nursing practice. The various concepts of middle-range nursing theories are more verifiable through testing and less abstract. Middle-range theories provide an easy way of describing, explaining, and predicting various phenomena in clinical practice settings. Orem’s self-care deficit theory is an example of a grand nursing theory. Orem’s theory covers a wide scope and provides a general concept that can be applied to all instances of nursing practice. On the other hand, Kolcaba’s theory of comfort is considered a middle-aged theory. This theory can therefore be applied in specific situations in healthcare practice, research, and education. Kolcaba’s theory of comfort, therefore, places comfort at the center of health care practices.
References
Borji, M., Sharifi, A., Otaghi, M., & Kazembeigi, S. (2017). The Impact of Orem’s Self-Care Model on the Quality of Life in Patients with Type II Diabetes in Ilam. Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal, 10(1), 213–220. https://doi.org/10.13005/bpj/1100
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