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Ramona T. Mercer is the author of a mid-range Nursing Theory : "A theoretical framework for studying factors that impact on the maternal role". Over the past 30 years, Mercer has conributed many works to the refinement of this theory and is credited as a nurse-theorist.


STAGES OF MATERNAL ROLE ATTAINMENT


  • Anticipatory

  • Begins in pregnancy: Learns expectations of motherhood role

  • Formal

  • Assumed at birth: Behavior's guided by others

  • Informal

  • Learns own way of mothering

  • Personal

  • Has achieved harmony, competence and confidence in mothering role 1



WORKS BY RAMONA T. MERCER