Imogene King

Imogene King

Outline

Health is the central notion on which nursing as a practice is founded upon . The idea of restoration of health plays a key role in every account of what nursing is . In the words of Imogene King , the goal of nursing is to help individuals and groups attain , maintain , and restore health ' However , nursing is distinct from medicine , in that medicine deals with diagnosis and treatment of disease whereas nursing is more concerned with caring for the person . In to be effective the nurse needs to establish a

close rapport with the patient , as both of them work towards a common goal , thus making communication and interaction a vital component of the whole treatment process . Nurses commonly set goals for , and most often with , clients . Imogene King examines this process from a nursing theory perspective . King 's theory emphasizes client participation and mutual goal-setting and provides an interactive framework for nurses . King 's ideas have influenced the advancement of nursing theory all over the world , over the past few decades

In this , we will look into King 's theories and conceptual framework at some length . We will begin by delineating King 's education and work background and the situation at one point of her academic career that prompted her to develop a rational and systematic framework for the practice of nursing . In the subsequent section we will look into some relevant issues regarding changing image of nursing . Thereafter , we shall elaborate a few core concepts of King 's theories and categorize King 's contributions among the larger body of nursing theory we will then proceed to provide an instance of application of King 's conceptual framework in real life . In the end , there will be a short recounting the author 's personal reaction and response to King 's theories , as seen from the perspective of her day-to-day nursing practice

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Very much in keeping with her theory that stresses the environmental context of a person , it was King 's nursing experiences that have served as a background for the development of her theories and perspectives King earned a diploma from St . John 's Hospital , St . Louis , MO , 1945 , and served as a clinical instructor 1947-51 and 1952-58 . She completed her BSNE , 1948 and MSN , 1957 at St . Louis University . King received her EdD in 1961from Columbia University , Teachers ' College . Since then , King held academic positions at Loyola University , Chicago , Ohio State University and University of South Florida (Mesmer 1996

During the early 1960 's , the development of King 's conceptual framework was instigated by the need of creating a master 's program in nursing at Loyola University in Chicago . King began her thinking and research on the basis of several fundamental questions such as what is the nursing act , what is the nursing process , and what is the goal of nursing . King attempted to systematically approach many more such elementary yet complex questions : How are nurses educated for practice ? How and where is nursing practiced...