IDA JEAN ORLANDO’S
(NURSING PROCESS THEORY)
(1926-2007)
IDA JEAN ORLANDO
BACKGROUND
• Born in New York, 1926 . Died November 2007
wrote about THE NURSING PROCESS
1947- Nursing diploma - New York Medical College
1951- BS in public health nursing - St. John's University, NY,
1954- MA in mental health nursing - Columbia University,
New York
ORLANDO’S EXPERIENCE
1961- Her first book; “The Dynamic Nurse-Patient Relationship:
Function, Process and Principles of Professional Nursing
practice”
1962- she became a Clinical Nursing Consultant at McLean
Hospital
1972- Her second book; “The Discipline and Teaching of Nursing
Process: An Evaluation Study”
1987- Assistant director of Nursing for Education and Research
at Metropolitan State Hospital.
1992- Retired from nursing.
EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE
Patient’s must be active in their health care .
Nurses need to educate patients on all possible options
and then support the decision they choose.
Patients are diverse and needs may vary dependent upon
their own set of moral values and perceptions.
Observed outcomes
“When used in practice, Orlando’s theory guides
interactions to predictable outcomes, which are different
from outcomes that occur when the theory is not used.”
OVERVIEW OF ORLANDO’S NURSING
PROCESS THEORY
This theory stresses the reciprocal relationship between the
patient and the nurse
What the nurse and patient say and do during their interaction
affects both of them
The function of the professional nurse is to discover and meet
the patient’s immediate need for help.
The theory focuses on producing improvement in the patient’s
behavior.
THREE BASIC ASPECTS OF ORLANDO’S
NURSING THEORY
Patient Behavior - verbal and nonverbal communication
relating to the nurse what the patient immediately needs
The Nurse’s Reaction – An active thought process by the
nurse in which he/she observes the behavior, interprets
them, and formulates a plan to meet the patient’s needs. The
nurse also communicates with the patient to validate whether
the patient’s behavior was correctly perceived by the nurse
before deciding on an appropriate intervention.
The Nurse’s Activity – An interactive process with the
patient whereby the nurse performs actions for and with the
patient to meet the patient’s observed needs.
NURSING METAPARADIGMS
Person: People with unmet needs are the focus of nursing
practice. Each person and situation is individual and changes the
dynamic of the nurse-patient relationship.
Environment: Orlando did not specifically discuss environment
but all situations with nurse-patient contact, including those that
are therapeutic, can cause distress or helplessness.
Health: Feelings of competence, fulfillment, and lack of physical
and mental discomfort contribute to health.
Nursing: A distinct profession that functions independently to
provide assistance in meeting the patient’s needs.
REFERENCES
Orlando's Nursing Process Theory (2012) retrieved February 2012 from
http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/Orlando_nursing_proce
ss.html
Nursing Theories. (2013). Orlando's Nursing Process Theory. Retrieved
from _nursing_process.html
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Reported by:
Jude Ryan Espartinez
Carmela Jennifer Cantillo
Erika Joy Dolor