Abstract
The purpose of this study was to obtain intention and the issue to apply Usui's Nursing Theory and knowledge for applying the theory in critical care nursing, which easily loses its identity as nursing because of the influence of medical science.
In this study, Usui's Nursing Theory, based on Nightingale's Theory, assessed its usefulness by researcher, was applied case studies in collaboration with nurses group in critical care nursing, and the nature of transformation of nurse's and researcher's recognition through case studies was analyzed.
The following are major three outcomes of case studies as part one by qualitative analysis of nurse's recognition as a whole through case studies.
1)Nurse's recognition as a whole was gradually unified on nursing based on the theory to seize the phenomenon of nursing and developed for solving day-to-day problems.
2)Intention of applying Usui's Nursing Theory in critical care nursing is to elevate their professionalism as a nurse by reflect on themselves, make them feel satisfaction with their mission of nursing, develop their capability of applying nursing theory to critical care nursing, and perform their ability as a nurse. The development of recognition as an individual nurse changes nurses group as a whole in critical care nursing also provide assiduous and caring nursing to patients.
3)Usui's Nursing Theory requires a lot of training for recognition of nurses and practical use with complete control to develop recognition.
