Practice Setting & Theories

 

 The Roper Theory in nursing best fits my current clinical work setting which is the urgent care and COVID area department. This is because the theory is used to assess a patient throughout their care which works best for the current clinical settings I am in. After all, in both areas, a patient’s independence needs to be supported (Roper, Logan & Tierney 2000). The theory is suitable because in urgent care, assessing the changes that a patient is making since admission is very crucial and brings to attention if the patient is making improvements or not. If no improvements are noted, then it becomes easy to know that there is a need to change the type of patient care being used. In the COVID department too, the theory is significant because it enables one to evaluate the changes that the patient is making until they can be independent. The complete assessments enable one to know the interventions that will work towards the independence of the patient. The theory allows the assessment of a patient’s possible independence in their daily living activities.

This makes it well-suited in both my clinical work settings because it helps to establish the interventions that will assist a patient in increasing their independence and also the support that is required to offset any dependence that might still be in existence. By using the theory, the patient assessment is done upon admission and throughout the patient’s care plan, his dependence and independence are reviewed and evaluated (Roper, Logan & Tierney 2000). Through the changes in the dependence and interdependence, one can tell if the patient is making any improvements and if there is any need for making changes in the type of patient care being provided.

 

 

 

 

 

References

Roper, N., Logan, W., & Tierney, A. J. (2000). The Roper-Logan-Tierney method of nursing:

Based on activities of living. Harlow: Churchill Livingstone.