Middle Range Nursing Theory-Part 3(Borrowed Theory)



Middle Range Nursing Theory-Part 3(Borrowed Theory)

Borrowed Theorist Biography

Carl Rogers was born in Oak Park Illinois Chicago on 8th January 1902 and died in 1987. He was a very famous and influential American Psychologists among founders of humanistic approach to psychology. He is still considered as founding father of psychotherapy research. In his childhood, he was studious and shy boy. When he was in university of Wisconsin, he was enrolled in agricultural science but later he was transferred to Union Theological Seminary in Chicago. Roger used to teach at Ohio State University, University of Chicago and University of Wisconsin at Madison. In 1942, he wrote his fist book names as Counseling and psychotherapy then in 1945 he established a service centre at Chicago University (Rogers, 1951). In 1942, Roger became first therapist to transcribe and record therapy session verbatim, a practice now standard. He published his clinical results and ideas in several books that include On Becoming a Person which made him a famous figure in American Psychology. Roger's ideas have been influential since the early fifties to the present day in various fields. His Person Centered Theory and therapy is the most influential and widely used techniques in clinical psychology of U.S. In this paper we are focusing in person centered theory by Carl Roger. Rogers applied his theories to a wide variety of situations (Rogers, 1996).

Theory Applied in Practice

According to McCance, person centered approach is used in healthcares to enhance care experience of patients, families of patients, and caregivers (McCormack & McCance, 2011). The overarching purpose of this approach is to enable nurses and midwifery teams to explore improve delivery of care through effective relationship. Further research shows that a person when recognized respected and treated as person tend to provide positive outcome. ...