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Nursing Theories and ModelsNameInstitutionIntroduction Nursing models and nursing theories are significant frameworks upon which the practice of nursing is anchored. Nursing theories and models are bodies of knowledge that seek to explain various aspects in the nursing profession. This paper analyzes one nursing model (Betty Neuman`s model) and one nursing theory (Watson`s theory of human caring). Betty Neuman model: Descriptions of model According to this model, each patient setting is unique; this means that there exists a composite of factors as well as characteristics inherent in a range of responses anchored on a basic structure (Fairman, Hassmiller, Rowe & Shalala, 2011). This model postulates that in the universe, there are both known and unknown stressors (Fairman, Hassmiller, Rowe & Shalala, 2011). These stressors vary with respect to the manner in which they affect the patients` line of defense. Inter-relationships variables vary and they affect the extent to which the patient is safeguarded by the line of defense from potential reaction to stressors. The model also posits that each patient develops a host of responses to the environment, which Betty refers to normal line of defense (LOD) (Fairman, Hassmiller, Rowe & Shalala, 2011). As such, according to this model, when the LOD is incapable of safeguarding the patient system from environmental stressors, the stressor finds a way to penetrate through the LOD. Whether the patient is well or not, his or her dynamic composite is an interrelationship of various variables. In other words, wellness is a continuum of energy that supports the stability of the patient`s system. In addition, there are internal resistant factors within each patient`s system, which endeavor to stabilize the patient`s wellness state (Fairman, Hassmiller, Rowe & Shalala, 2011). There are three management regimes that are used to take care of patient`s system. Primary approaches prioritize patient assess...