Community Health Nursing: Theories and Models

Nightingale's Theory of the Environment

Orem's Self Care Model

Neuman's Health Care Systems Model

King's Theory of Goal Attainment

Pender's Health Promotion Model

Roy's Adaptation Model

Salmon's Construct for Public Health Nursing

Theories in Health Promotion and Education

• Social Learning Theory
  
• Social Cognitive Theory
  
• Social Action Theory
  
• Health Belief Model
  
• Theory of Reasoned Action
  
• Theory of Planned Behavior
  
• Subjective Expected Utility Theory
  
• Transtheoretical Model/Stages of Change
  
• Social Support and Social Networks
  
• Community Organization
  
• Social Marketing
  
• Diffusion of Innovation
  
• Stress and Coping
  
• Patient-Provider Interaction
  
• Ecological Model/ Social Ecology
  
• Protection Motivation Theory
  
• Community Popular Opinion Leader Model
  
• Subjective Expected Utility Theory
  
• Precaution Adoption Process Model
  
• Structural Model of Health Behavior
  
• Behavioral Ecological Model
  
• Planned Approach to Community Health Model (PATCH)
  
• Precede-Proceed Model
  
• Multilevel Approach to Community Health Model (MATCH)
  
• Model for Health Education Planning
  
• PEN-3 Model