An account of the Roper-Logan-Tierney model of nursing, including in-depth discussion of its conceptual development, its place within the wider body of nursing theory and a critique of its application in practice. The text concludes with a wider discussion of the place of this model for nursing in the face of ongoing challenges in both nursing and health care throughout the world.
Contents:
Part 1 Introduction: conceptual models of nursing; trends in nursing in the UK - 1950s to 1970s; trends in health care in the UK - 1950s to 1970s; development of the Roper-Logan-Tierney model of nursing. Part 2 The model of living: activities of living; lifespan; dependence/independence continuum; factors influencing the ALs; individuality in living. Part 3 The model of nursing: assumptions on which the model is based; activities of living (ALs); lifespan; dependence/independence continuum; factors influencing the ALs; individualizing nursing. Part 4 Assessment of the model: the value of nursing models; the role of nursing models; the place (and nature) of nursing models; is the Roper-Logan-Tierney model a "true" nursing model; literature on the model; impact of the model; contribution of the model; criticisms of the model; the "testing" of models; research and critique of models; looking to the future; appendix 1 - alterations in the diagrammatic representation of the models from 1976 to 1996; appendix 2 - example of a patient/client assessment form and nursing plan; appendix 3 - assessment framework.
