Running head: THEORY ANALYSIS 1
Nursing Theory Analysis: Nola Pender’s Health Promotion Model
Ashley Larkin
Nursing Theory and Advanced Practice 502-D04
Liberty University
THEORY ANALYSIS 2
Theory Pender's: Nola Pender's Health Promotion Model
Theory analysis provides the opportunity to examine the usefulness of a specific theory
as well as to provide new insight into current nursing practice (McEwen & Wills, 2014). Nola
Pender's health promotion model (HPM), a middle-range theory, will be examined in this paper.
Chinn and Kramer's two-phase process of theory description and critique will be the method
used for analysis. The first phase of this process contains six definitive elements used to describe
the theory. These elements include theory purpose, concepts, definitions, relationships, structure,
and assumptions (McEwen & Wills, 2014). Phase two provides a critical reflection of the theory
in which clarity, consistency, accessibility, and importance are assessed to determine how well
the theory can be utilized and translated into current nursing practice (McEwen & Wills, 2014).
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the HPM using the method of analysis described above.
Theory Description
Purpose
The purpose of the HPM is to provide a framework to evaluate and explore the
biopsychosocial aspect of an individual to increase their level of well-being (Pitiprin, 2016). This
theory helps nurses in understanding behavioral health and science in a way that can be used to
motivate their patients to engage in health-promoting behaviors through nursing actions
(McEwen & Wills, 2014). Using this theory as a guide and working collaboratively with the
patient, the nurse can assist the patient in adapting their current behaviors to achieve a healthy
