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Nursing Assistant Training Program Conceptual Framework The conceptual framework of LGL College Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program is adapted from: 1, Neuman's Systems Model - a nursing theory based on the client's relationship to The e of Neuman's Systems Model provides the main conceptual framework of the VN curriculum as it defines and relates the client, the nurse, health, and the environment. 2. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs—a psychological theory depicted in the shag of a pyramid with the largest, most fundamental levels of needs at the bottom and the need for self.-actualization at the top. It is used to identify commonalities, diversities, and eccentricities of client needs which the nurse has to consider in order to provide client-centered care. It is also used to categorize client needs according to priority to guide nursing care. 3. Erikson's Psychosocial Stages of Development—a developmental theory explaining the eight stages (infancy to late adulthood) through which a health ly developing human should pass - in each stage, the person confronts, and hopefully masters, new challenges. It is used to complete the definition of the client as a unique, holistic being by identifying life sp an-relate d issues which 1he nurse must consider when caring for the client. 4. Social Cognitive Theory—Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) started as the Socia Learning Theory (SLT) in the 1960s by Albert Bandura. It developed into the SC in 1986 and posits that learning occurs in a social context with a dynamic and reciprocal interaction of the person, environment, and behavior. The unique feature of SCT is the emphasis on social influence and its emphasis on external and inter ial social reinforcement. SCT considers the unique way in which individuals acqui e and maintain behavior,while also considering the social environment in which individuals perform the behavior. The theory takes into account a person past experiences,which factor into whether behavioral action will occur. These past experiences influences reinforcements, expectations, and expectancies, all of whi h shape whether a person will engage in a specific behavior and the reasons why a person engages in that behavior. 5. Diffusion of Innovation —Diffusion of Innovation(DOI)Theory, developed by E.M. Rogers in 1962, is one of the oldest social science theories. It originated in communication to explain how, over time, an idea or product gains momentum a d diffuses (or spreads)through a specific population or social system. The end resu t idea,-of this diff-usi-en is ew behavior,or product. Adoption means that a person does something differently than what they had previously (i.e.,purchase or use a new product, acquire and perform a new behavior, etc.). The key to adoption is that the person must perceive the idea, behavior, or product as new or innovative. It is through this that diffusion Student Handbook 2024 8 *Policy and Procedures are Subject to Change*