MARTHA ROGERS Flashcards
HER THEORY
SCIENCE OF UNITARY HUMAN BEINGS
Born on
May 12, 1914
Born in
Dallas, Texas
Knoxville General Hospital School of Nursing (1936)
Diploma
Graduate in
Public Health Nursing
Masters of
Public Health: John Hopkin’s University
PUBLISHED BOOKS
- Theoretical Basis of Nursing (1970)
- Nursing Science and Art
- Nursing Science of Unitary, Irreducible, Human Beings Update
- Vision of Space Based Nursing
is considered as an art and science
Nursing
body of abstract knowledge emerging from scientific research and logical analysis
science of nursing
is translated into nursing practice
emergent knowledge
a science because the term signifies a body of knowledge
Nursing
is humanistic and humanitarian
Nursing
is considered as a whole which cannot be viewed as subparts
Human being
is irreparable and one way. Example: life to death
life process of human
are the continuous expression of the life process
Health and Illness
flows freely between the individual and environment
energy
possess the ability to think, imagine, sense, feel and can use language for expression
Human being
have the ability to adapt according to the new changes in the environment
Human being
is an organized body of abstract scientific knowledge that develops from research and analysis
Nursing
is learned profession, must be based on solid scientific information
Nursing
Emphasis on the essentials, potentials and possibilities
exist within the wholeness of life
is the creative use of nursing knowledge in caring for the unitary human being
Nursing
are integral and therefore are viewed as a whole
Human being and the environment
is one of wholeness and continuity as well as dynamic and creative change
Life process of the unitary human being
viewed as an integral part of universe
All human beings
have energy field, nursing action is directed towards patterning and maintaining these energy field
Human being and the environment
Potential for process, movement and change
Energy Field
Varies in intensity, density and extent
Energy Field
Human Field and environment are constantly exchanging energy
Openness
Dynamic or active process of the life of the human being that is accessible to the senses
Pattern
• Parameters in language that humans use to describe events are arbitrary
Pandimensionality
Resonancy, Helicy, Integrality
Homeodynamic Principles
the intensity of change, embraces the continuous variability of the human energy field as it evolves
Resonancy
describe the unpredictable but continuous, non- linear evolution of energy fields as evidenced by non- repeating rhythmicities
Helicy
encompasses the mutual, continuous relationship of the human energy field and the environment energy field
Integrality
Person, Environment, Health, Nursing, Clinical Practice, Education, Nursing Research, Mutual Patterning, Pattern Appraisal Includes, Pattern Appraisal, Patterning activities of the nurse
METAPARADIGM CONCEPTS
A unified whole having its own distinctive characteristics which cannot be perceived by looking at, describing or summarizing the parts
Person
An irreducible pan dimensional energy field identified by pattern and integral with the human field
Environment
An expression of the life process
Health
Characteristics and behavior emerging out of the mutual simulations of the human and environment fields
Health
Science, Art
Nursing
organized body of knowledge
Nursing (Science)
creative use of science for the betterment of the human
Nursing (Art)
Nursing action is always focused on unitary human being and change energy field between human and environment
Clinical Practice
Nursing Interventions:
- Guided imagery
- Therapeutic touch
- Humor
- Music
Clinical Practice
Training should lay more on teaching non invasive modalities. Example: Therapeutic touch, Meditation, Humor, Regular Inservice Education
Education
Emphasis should be given on the understanding of the patient and self, energy fields and environment
Education
Testable and applicable
Nursing Research
Mutual interaction between client and nurse
Mutual Patterning
Patterning can be done by suggesting various alternatives, educating, empowering, encouraging depending on client’s condition and health
Mutual Patterning
Appraisal of nutrition
Pattern Appraisal
Rest and Sleep
Pattern Appraisal
Exercises and discomfort
Pattern Appraisal
Relation with others
Pattern Appraisal
Therapeutic touch
Patterning activities of the nurse
Meditation
Patterning activities of the nurse
Humor
Patterning activities of the nurse
Imagery
Patterning activities of the nurse
directed towards patterning and maintaining energy field
Nursing action