Barbara Resnick

PhD, CRNP

Middle Range Nursing Theory of Self-efficacy

Dr. Resnick is Associate Professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing and holds a combined clinical faculty position as a geriatric nurse practitioner at Roland Park Place, both in Baltimore. Dr. Resnick is also actively engaged in a research program that focuses on motivation, particularly motivating older adults to engage in health behaviors such as exercise. She is currently the Principal Investigator on an NIA-funded study testing the effectiveness of the Exercise Plus Program in older women who have had a hip fracture.

E-mail: bresnick@umaryland.edu

• Self Efficacy - The Theory of Self-efficacy states that self-efficacy expectations and outcome expectations are not only influenced by behavior, but also by verbal encouragement, physiological sensations and exposure to role models or self-modeling. (Information from Nursingtheory.net)

Journal publications:

Exercise for Older Adults: What to Prescribe & How to Motivate  -  Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP. Caring for the Ages, January 2003; Vol. 4 No. 1, p. 8-12.  American Medical Directors Association.

Evaluating the components of the Exercise Plus Program: rationale, theory and implementation - Co-author. Resnick B.

Testing a theoretical model of exercise behavior for older adults - Resnick B, Nigg C.