Katharine Kolcaba Proven Solver

Areas Katharine Kolcaba is Knowledgeable in:

Techniques Katharine Kolcaba Uses:

Katharine Kolcaba's Problem Solving Skills:

1. Developer of Comfort Theory and evidence to support the theory

Katharine Kolcaba's Problem Solving Experience:

1. I developed a Theory of Comfort first, for the discipline of nursing, and subsequently for all healthcare disciplines. The theory was supported with strategies that I created to measure comfort for research or clinical use. These strategies enabled numerous quantitative and published studies to support the theory. The theory has been extended to healthcare providers and families of patients.