Implementing Orlando's nursing theory: a pilot study.
1. Implementing Orlando's Nursing Theory results in positive, patient-centered outcomes. 2. Orlando's Nursing Theory provides a "road map" for nursing staff to use when approaching patients. 3. Patients' levels of immediate distress decrease significantly when Orlando's Nursing Theory is used.
Potter
M L
ML
New Hampshire Hospital, Concord, USA.
Bockenhauer
B J
BJ
D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States