Care, Cure and Core patient meet their needs where help is

needed.
LYDIA HALL ● It is easy to understand from the
model that in all of the circles of the
LYDIA HALL AND HER THEORY model, the nurse is always presents
the bigger role she takes belongs to
● Lydia Hall was born in New York City the care circle where she acts a
on September 21, 1906. professional in helping the patient
● She promoted involvement of the meet his needs and attain a sense of
community in health-care issues. balance.
● She derived from her knowledge of
psychiatry and nursing experiences in
the Loeb Center the framework she
used in formulating her theory of
nursing.
● The theory contains of three
independent but interconnected
circles:
1. the core,
2. the care and
3. the cure
● The core is the person or patient to
whom nursing care is directed and
needed. The core has goals set by
himself and not by any other person.
The core behaved according to his
feelings, and value system.
● The cure is the attention given to
patients by the medical professionals.
● The theory contains of three
independent but interconnected circles
—the core, the care and the cure.
● .According to the theory, the core is
the person or patient to whom nursing
care is directed and needed. The core
has goals set by himself and not by
any other person, and that these goals
need to be achieved.
● The core, in addition, behaved
according to his feelings, and value
system.
● The cure, on the other hand is the
attention given to patients by the
medical professionals. The model
explains that the cure circle is shared
by the nurse with other health
professionals. These are the
interventions or actions geared on
treating or “curing” the patient from
whatever illness or disease he may be
suffering from.
● The care circle explains the role of
nurses, and focused on performing
that noble task of nurturing the
patients, meaning the component of
this model is the “motherly” care
provided by nurses, which may
include imited to provision of comfort
measures, provision of patient
teaching activities and helping the