Dr. Katie Love

Empowered Holistic Nursing Education: Dr. Katie Love

Background

Dr. Katie Love is an assistant professor of nursing at Saint Joseph College in West Hartford, CT. She holds specialties in advance holistic nursing and community health. She is also a director of the multicultural RN-BS program and has developed all courses with a multicultural social justice focus.


Key Concepts

The Empowered Holistic Nursing Education (EHNE) nursing theory is a middle range nursing theory that was developed between 2008 and 2014 by Dr. Katie Love. It is particularly used in undergraduate level nursing education, where students are first being socialized into nursing professional practice


Major Concepts

The EHNE principles are the basis of the theory as Love identified. They are described as:
Prior knowledge: Knowledge and experience the student brings is the foundation from where learning begins.
Meet them where they are: Making teaching responsive to the diverse learning needs of students, and where the teacher learns from the student.
Interconnectedness: Experiencing our connection to one another, being present, and growing together.
Self-Care: Nurturing ourselves so we may nurture others.
Contextual Teaching and Learning: Addressing the environmental factors that influence readiness to learn, such as mind-body-spirit imbalance, values and beliefs, with culturally appropriate education and holism.


References

Empowered Holistic Nursing Education (EHNE) (Online) Available at  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empowered_Holistic_Nursing_Education Accessed: September 13 2016

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