Theory Based Research Paper
Ida Jean Orlando
Shawna West, RN
Eastern New Mexico University
Research Paper Outline
1.0 Title
2.1 Ida Jean Orlando
2.0 Thesis
3.2 Ida Jean Orlando was a nurse who developed a theory on the nurse-patient
relationship, defined nursing in itself, and gave a different outlook on the nursing process.
3.0 Background of Ida J. Orlando
4.3 Birthplace
4.4 Education
4.5 Degrees
4.6 Achievements
4.7.1 Published Books
4.7.2 In General (To nursing as a whole)
4.0 The Dynamic Nurse-Patient Relationship Theory
5.7 Purpose of theory
5.8 Key component of theory
5.9 The Nursing Process
5.10.3 Patients behavior that indicates a need for help
5.10.4 The nurses perception of the behavior
5.10.5 Reaction from the nurse
5.10.6 Orlandos Nursing Process compared to the modern Nursing Process
5.10 Resolution
5.0 Theory Crtique
6.11 Characteristics of study conducted
6.12.7 How many were observed?
6.12.8 How were results concluded?
6.12 Strengths
6.13 Weaknesses
6.0 Conclusion
7.14 How has the theory been utilized in my practice?
7.15 Ida J. Orlandos overall idea
7.16 Re-state thesis
Abstract
Ida Jean Orlando is a highly accredited nurse that published a theory called the Dynamic
Nurse-Patient Relationship. Her theory is based on thousands of interactions between the
nurse and patient. She redefined the nursing process to mimic patient behavior and the
affect it has on a nurses perception and actions to fulfill the patients immediate needs. Her
theory stresses the importance of involving the patient in care and developing a trusting
relationship between the nurse and patient. Orlando has made a tremendous impact on the
nursing profession and will for years to come.
Ida Jean Orlando was born in 1926 in New York and is a first-generation American of
Italian descent. She received her diploma in nursing from New York Medical College. In
1951 she completed her Bachelor of Science in public health nursing at St. Johns
University in New York. She went on to get her masters degree in mental health nursing in
1954 from Columbia University. Orlando held many prestigious positions including the
director of the Graduate Program in Mental Health Psychiatric Nursing at the University of
Yale. While she was at Yale she was the project investigator of a National Institute of
Mental Health grant. The research she conducted for this project was what developed her
first nursing theory. The book was titled, The Dynamic Nurse-Patient Relationship, and
was published in 1961. She researched her theory further while at McLean Hospital in
