Lydia E. Hall Care, Core, Cure Model of Nursing Presented by
Tanisha Pryor
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Identification of Lydia E. Hall Born in New York City September
21, 1906 Graduated from York Hospital School of Nursing in
Pennsylvania Bachelor of Science & Master of Arts from Teachers
College, Columbia University Died February 27, 1969 of heart
disease in Queens Hospital of New York
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Halls Background She spent her early years as a registered
nurse working for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company where the
main focus was on preventive health. Worked for New York Heart
Association as a staff nurse. Advocate of community involvement in
public health issues. Professor at Teachers College at Columbia
University. Research analyst in the field of cardiovascular disease
(Alligood & Tomey 2010).
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Interest & Research Focus Research in the field of
rehabilitation of chronically ill patients brought her to develop
the Care, Cure, Core Theory. Interested in rehabilitative nursing
and the role that the professional nurse played and the patients
recovery and welfare (Alligood & Tomey 2010). She became the
founder and first director of the Loeb Center for Nursing and
Rehabilitation at the Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New
York
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The Care Circle Explains the role of nurses and focused on
performing that noble task of the nurturing patients. Component of
this model is the motherly care provided by the nurses (George, J.B
2000). Which may include: Comfort measures Patient instructions
Helping patients meet their needs where help is needed. Major
purpose of care is to achieve an interpersonal relationship with
the individual that will facilitate the development of the core (
Texas Womans University).
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The Core Circle The person or patient to whom nursing care is
directed and needed. Core involves the therapeutic use of self, and
empathizes the use of reflections (Texas Womans University). The
core has goals set by himself and not by any other person. Behaves
according to his or hers feelings and values (George, J. B
200).
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The Cure Circle Focus on nursing related to the physicians
orders. Attention given to patients by medical professionals.
Shared by the nurse with other health professionals, such as
physicians or physical therapist. Interventions or actions geared
toward treating the patient for whatever illness or disease he or
she is suffering from (George, J.B 200).
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How do nurses relate? Hall proposed many ideas of professional
practice, such as the nursing process. Improvement of nurses to
meet the needs of the patient with better professional nursing
care. Management of nursing care. Establishment of nurse patient
relationship. Collaboration with other health professionals.
Deliverance of care to ill patients.
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Limitations to care Individuals must pass an acute stage of
illness for you to successfully apply her theory. Therefor theory
relates to only those who are ill. No nursing contact with healthy
individuals, families or communities and it negates the concept of
health maintenance and prevention (Gonzalo 2011). Lacks application
to pediatric care.
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Conclusion Hall believed patients should only receive care from
professional nurses. Hall defined her philosophy on the basis of
the patient. Hall believed that patients come to the hospital in
biological crisis (acute episode of a disease) and that medicine
does a great job at treating this crisis, but fails to treat the
chronic underlying disease. This is where she felt nursing could
make a significant difference. Hall felt that taking over this
sub-acute phase was the way for nursing to legitimize itself into a
true profession.
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References Alligood, M., & Tomey, A. (2010). Nursing
theorists and their work, seventh edition (No ed.). Maryland
Heights: Mosby-Elsevier. George, J.B.; Nursing Theories: The Base
for Professional Nursing Practice; 2000. Gonzalo, (2011).
Theoretical foundations of nursing.
nursingtheories.weebly.com/lydia-e-hall.html Texas Womans
University. Nursing Theorist.