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Nursing Theory

The nursing profession has evolved greatly over time, moving from dependence upon total medical direction providing basic care into an independent practice modality with its own nursing theory practice, nursing models, and distinct nursing interventions. Nursing theories have been developed by a large number of leaders in the nursing field; below is a list of major nursing theorists who have contributed to the development of professional nursing practice into what it is today:

Nursing Theorists

  1. Isabel Hampton Robb
  2. Virginia Henderson
  3. Helen C. Erickson
  4. Isabel Hampton Robb
  5. Imogene King
  6. Madeleine Leininger
  7. Betty Neuman
  8. Dorothea E. Orem
  9. Ida Jean Orlando (Pelletier)
  10. Hildegard Peplau
  11. Rosemarie Rizzo Parse
  12. Martha E. Rogers
  13. Sister Callista Roy
  14. Katherine Kolcaba
  15. Katie Eriksson

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