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Table 6.1: Summary of nursing models examined
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Chapter 6 Phase Two
Nursing Model Summary of the Model
Roper, Logan and Tierney Model This describes the person as being
capable of performing 12 activities of
living along an
independence/dependence continuum
throughout their lifespan.
Orem’s Model Nurses would assess patients for their
individual self-care deficits and plan an
appropriate set of interventions to help
them to overcome and restore theirselfcare
deficits as much as possible.
Neuman’s System Model Emphasises the need to assess the
patient for the stressors affecting them
and provide appropriate interventionsto
offset the effects of these stressors.
Hodges Model The purposes, processes, policies and
practices which affect the health
domain.
According to Kenny (1993) and Hodgson (1992) Orem’s model and Neuman’s
model may be criticised for their frequent use of jargon and complex concepts.
For example, Neuman (1995) uses the terms intra, inter and extra-personal
stressors which have the potential to affect the system (or the person) which has a
central core, lines of resistance and two lines of defence. In addition, Orem
(1991) includes a number of complex terms such as health deviation, universal
and developmental self-care requisites, self-care deficit, dependent-care deficit,
and wholly, partly compensatory and supportive-educative nursing systems.
Further exploration of the literature yielded an additional, less well known but
more recently developed model called Hodges model (2000) (Figure). The co-
researchers felt that the Hodges model uses more straight forward terminology
such as purposes, processes, practices and policies.