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defined nursing as the act of utilizing the environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery.
Florence Nightingale
defined nursing as the unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well, on the performance of those activities contributing to health and its recovery (or to peaceful death) that he would perform unaided if he had the necessary strength, will, or knowledge, and to do this in such a way to help him gain independence as rapidly as possible.
Virginia Henderson
nursing is the protection, promotion and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations
ANA (American Nurse Association), 201
an occupation that requires extensive education or a calling that requires special knowledge, skill, and preparation
profession
Recipients of Nursing
consumer
patient
client
an individual, a group of people, or a
community that uses a service or community
Consumer
→ a person who is waiting for or undergoing
medical treatment and care.
Patient
→ a person who engages the advice and service
and services of another who is qualified to provide
healthcare service
Client
→ turning the patient to the side, so that
the saliva does not block the person’s aspiration
nursing as science
hands of first-aider positioned on the head
and shoulder, and the patient’s hand is laid
across his chest so that there is ease in turning
their body to the side
nursing as art
forms the foundation component of nursing
MAN
Four Major Attributes of Human Being
- The capacity to think or conceptualize on the abstract level
- Family formation
- Tendency to seek and maintain territory
- The ability to use verbal symbols as language
have same basic human needs (food, water, air, etc.)
Biologic being
rational but at times irrational
Psychologic being
who identified Man as a Biopsychosocial and Spiritual Being
Sister Callista Roy
a being of contradictions.
Psychologic being
a group of people have common attributes
that make them different from other groups.
Social being
endowed with virtues of faith, hope, and
charity.
Spiritual being
believe in existence of Supreme Power who guides our fate and destiny to whom we seek console in the case of difficulties in life.
Spiritual being
“Man is an Open System”
Sister Callista Roy
“Man is a Unified Whole”
Martha E. Roger
Man is in constant interaction with the
environment.
Man is an Open System (Roy)
Composed of parts which are interdependent and interrelated with each other.
Man is a Unified Whole (Rogers)
who identified man Man as a Whole, Complete, and Independent Being who has 14 Fundamental Needs
Virginia Henderson
14 Fundamental Needs of man
breathe
eat and drink
eliminate
move and maintain posture
sleep and rest
dress and undress
maintain body temperature
keep clean
avoid danger
communicate
worship
work
play
learn
something that is essential to the emotional and
physiological health and survival of humans.
NEED
to know, understand, and explore.
Cognitive needs
symmetry, order, beauty.
Aesthetic need
when an individual experiences “peak experiences”
TRANSCENDENCE
An experience characterized by happiness and fulfillment - a temporary non-striving, non-self centered state of perfection and goal attainment
TRANSCENDENCE
defined nursing as
Nursing is the “diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health problems”.
American Nurses Association (ANA)
defined nursing as
Nursing is a “dynamic discipline. It is an art and a science of caring for individuals, families, groups and communities geared toward promotion and restoration of health, prevention of illness, alleviation of suffering and assisting clients to face death with dignity and peace.”
Association of Deans of the Philippine Colleges of Nursing (ADPCN)