1. WELCOME

2. SEMINAR ON
LYDIA HALLS
THEORY
PRESENTED BY,
UMADEVI.K
IST YEAR MSC NURSING
THE OXFORD COLLEGE OF NURSING
BENGALURU

3. THEORY
A theory refers to a coherent group of general
prepositions used as principles of explanation
Or
A set of statements or principles devised to
explain a group of facts or phenomena,
especially one that has been repeatedly tested
or is widely accepted and can be used to make
predictions about natural phenomena.

5. NURSING THEORY
 NURSING theory is the set of
concepts,definitions,relationships
 and assumptions or prepositions
 derived from nursing models or
 other disiplines and project a
purposive,systematic view of
 phenomena by designing specific
interrelationship among concepts
 for the purpose of
describing,explaining,predicting
 or prescribing.

7. LYDIA HALLS
THEORY

8. LYDIA HALLS

9. THE THEORIST – LYDIA HALL
 was born in New York City on September
21, 1906.
 Basic nursing education in 1927
 Bachelors in Public Health Nursing in 1937
 Masters in teaching Natural Sciences in
1942
 First director of Loeb Center for Nursing
 Nursing experience in clinical, education,
research and supervisor role

10. Theory Overview
 Theory developed in late 1960’s
 Nursing care can be delivered on three
interlocking levels
 Care = Hands on bodily care
 Core = Using self in relationship to patient
 Cure = The disease applying medical
knowledge
 Patient care from only trained nurses

11.  Defines nursing as care performed by a
trained professional
 Care focused on individuals, families and
communities
 Care focused on maintaining optimal health
and quality life from birth to end of life
 Care is ongoing matrix of learning and
teaching

12. PRESENTATION OF THEORY
THE
CORE
THE
CARE
THE
CURE

13. Care Circle
THE CARE

14. Care
 Nurturing component of care
 It is exclusive to nursing
 “Mothering”
 Provides teaching and learning activities
 Nurses goal is to “comfort” the patient
 Patient may explore and share feelings with
nurse

15.  Nurse is concerned with intimate bodily
care
 Nurse applies knowledge of natuaral and
biological sciences
 Nurse act as potential comforter

16.  INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
 EXPLORATION OF FEELINGS

17. CORE CIRCLE
THE
CORE

18. Core
 Patient care is based on social sciences
 Therapeutic use of self
 Helps patient learn their role is in the
healing process
 Patient is able to maintain who they are
 Patient able to develop a maturity level
when nurse listens to them and acts as
sounding board
 Patient able to make informed decisions

19.  Emphasis on social,emotional,spiritual and
intellectual needs
 Patient makes more rapid progress towards
recovery and rehabilitation

INTERPERSONAL PROCESS
UNDERSTANDING
THEMSELVES
PROBLEM FOCUSSING AND
PROBLEM SOLVING

20. CURE CIRCLE
THE
CURE

21. Cure
 Care based on pathological and therapeutic
sciences
 Application of medical knowledge by nurses
 Nurse assisting the doctor in performing tasks
 Nurse is patient advocate in this area
 Nurse is a patient advocate
 Nurses role changes from positive quality to
negative quality
 Medical surgical and rehabilitative care
 COPERATE WITH FAMILIES OR CARE
GIVERS

22. Interaction All Three
Aspects
THE CORE
THE CARE
THE
CURE

23.  Emphasis placed on the importance of total
person
 Importance placed on all three aspects
functioning together
 All three aspects interact and change in size

24. HALLS THEORY AND NURSING
PARADIGMS
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INDIVIDUAL
HEALTH
ENVIRONMENT
NURSING

25. HALLS THEORY AND NURSING
PROCESS
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ASSESMENT
NURSING DIAGNOSIS
PLANNING
IMPLEMENTATION
EVALUATION

26. LIMITATIONS
 ACUTE STAGE ILLNESS PATIENTS ARE
NOT INCLUDED
 ONLY REFERS ADULT PATIENTS
 ONLY TOOL OF THERAPEUTIC
COMMUNICATION IS REFLECTION
 FAMILY MENTIONED ONLY IN CURE
CIRCLE
 RELATES ONLY TO THOSE WHO ARE ILL
 WAS NOT PLEASED WITH CONCEPT OF
“TEAM NURSING”

27. APPLICATIONS
 IN BUERGERS DISEASE
 IN OPERATING ROOM
 IN CRITICAL CARE UNIT
 IN NURSING EDUCATION
 IN COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
 IN DIALYSIS UNIT

28. CONCLUSION

29. SUMMARY
 THEORY
 NURSING THEORY
 LYDIA HALLS THEORY
 CARE
 CORE
 CURE
 PARADIGMS
 NURSING PROCESS
 LIMITATIONS
 APPLICATIONS OF THEORY

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