The Kolcaba Theory of Comfort and Nursing Metaparadigm

Analyze the Kolcaba nursing theory of comfort and describe how the theory applies to nursing’s metaparadigm.

Identify the nursing theory used to frame the nursing research. The nursing metaparadigm includes the following:

  • Person;
  • Health;
  • Environment;
  • Nursing.

Use one of the articles:

  • “A practical application of Katharine Kolcaba’s comfort theory to cardiac patients” by Krinsky et al.
  • “Comparison of two nursing theories Orem’s theory of self-care deficit & Kolcaba’s comfort theory” by Anny Ashiq Ali.