Horta conceptual model: critical analysis of the meaning under walker and avant’s optics
International Journal of Development Research
Horta conceptual model: critical analysis of the meaning under walker and avant’s optics
Received 11th December, 2017; Received in revised form 20th January, 2018; Accepted 22nd February, 2018; Published online 30th March, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Danielle Martins do Nascimento Oliveira et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Nursing theories represent one of the elements that compose the specific language in order to consolidate the nursing knowledge. The objective of this study is to analyze the concepts meaning of the Basic Human Needs Conceptual Model, proposed by Wanda Horta. Theoretical-reflexive study carried out from June to October 2017, based on the Significance component of the Critical Analysis of Theory model, proposed by Walker and Avant. The conceptual model of Basic Human Needs, present concepts that give meaning to nursing practice. The concepts identified in the model are health, nursing, individual, environment, nursing entities, nursing problems, nursing care, nursing care and nursing care. Concepts such as the Nursing met a paradigm and its entities lack operational definitions that allow the identification and application of these concepts in professional practice. It is concluded that some concepts are very clear within the model, others, however, still do not have clear definitions, like each basic human need, it is obscure for scholars to classify these needs before applying the model in professional practice
