Anita Isbell-Graham, RN, BSN
N703
Wichita State University
Orlando’s nursing process theory focuses on
the nurse patient relationship and meeting the
needs of the patient. Orlando believed that her
theory is successfully applied to the nursing of
patients with medical, surgical, obstetric, and
psychiatric conditions and is applicable to the
nursing of adults and children whether in the
home, hospital, or clinic.
Orlando (1961)
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1947 Diploma in nursing
1951 Bachelor of Science in Public Health
1954 Masters in Mental Health Consulting
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Staff Nurse
Nursing Supervisor
Teacher
Research Associate
Author
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Nurse Educator
Retired in 1992
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The function of professional nursing
The behavior of the patient
The perceptions of the nurse
The nursing process
Patient improvement
Schmieding (2002)
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Nurse Patient Relationship is the major
relationship
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Patients behavior and the presence of distress
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Nurse’s ability to identify the problem
Schmieding (2002)
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Assumptions about nursing as a profession
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Assumptions about patients
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Assumptions about nurses
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Assumptions about the nurse patient
relationship
Schmieding (2002)
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23 year old male
Nausea and dehydration
Known diabetic taking insulin
Finger stick blood glucose 680
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Nurses are responsible for alleviating patients
distress
Nurses are to use their perceptions and feelings
to explore patient behavior even if the behavior
suggests a different need
Orlando’s theory benefits both patients and
nurses and remains effective for patient
improvement
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Orlando, I.J. (1961). The Dynamic NursePatient Relationship; Function, Process
and Principles; New York, NY; Putnam
Schmieding, N.J. (2002). Nursing process
theory. In A. Tomey & M. Alligood
(5th Edition), Nursing theorists and their
work (pp. 399-417) St. Louis, Mo; Mosby
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Schmieding, N.J. (n.d.). Ida Jean Orlando 1926-;
Theory of the nursing process discipline.
Retrieved November 1, 2008, from
http://library.stritch.edu/research/
subjects/nursingtheorists/orlando.htm
Schmieding, N.J. (1993). Ida Jean Orlando: A
nursing process theory, (pp. 9-16, 31-35,
53-56) Retrieved November 1, 2008, from
http://www.sagepub.com