Ramona T Mercer
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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.
[edit] 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, competance and confidence in mothering role Role Attainment. Mid-Range M-Z. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
[edit] Works by Ramona T. Mercer
- Mercer, Ramona (1980). "Teenage motherhood: The first year". Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing 9: 16-27.
- Mercer, Ramona (1981). "A theoretical framework for studying factors that impact on the maternal role". Nursing Research 30: 73-77.
- Mercer, Ramona (1985). "The process of maternal role attainment over the first year". Nursing Research 34: 198-204.
- Mercer, Ramona (1986). First-time motherhood: Experiences from teens to forties. New York: Springer.
- Mercer, Ramona (1986). "Theoretical models for studying the effect of antepartum stress on the family". Nursing Research.
- Mercer, Ramona (1995). Becoming a mother: Research on maternal identity from Rubin to the present. New York: Springer.
- Mercer, Ramona; Ferketich, S. (1990). "Predictors of parental attachment during early parenthood". Journal of Advanced Nursing 15: 268-280.
- Mercer, Ramona; Ferketich, S. (1994). "Predictors of maternal role competence by risk status". Nursing Research 43: 38-43.
