Martha Rogers UNITARY HUMAN BEINGS Flashcards
- Born in Dalas, Texas (May 12, 1914-
1994) - Diploma in nursing, 1936, MA Teacher’s
College, (Public health nursing
supervision) - Columbia University, Doctor of science
degree, 1954 (John Hopkins University) - Regarded as visionary nurse theorist
(described as ahead of her time, in and
out of this world)
MARTHA ROGERS
UNITARY HUMAN BEINGS 4 MAJOR CONCEPTS:
Man and environment as the
energy fields and must be viewed
singly and studied together
(cannot be separated from each
other)
ENERGY FIELD (Person and
Environment)
- their environment
interact independently and
continuously
UNIVERSE OF OPEN SYSTEM
continuous changes seen as
manifestations
PATTERNS
domain without spatial or temporal
attributes, its boundaries are
imaginary and fluctuate
constantly.
PANDIMENSIONALITY
- this principle Provide knowledge on how to intervene
and redirect the clients
ROGER’S THREE HOMEODYNAMIC
PRINCIPLE
Spiral development which is continuous,
nonrepeating and innovative pattern.
PRINCIPLE OF HELICY
Patterning changes with development
from lower to higher frequency
PRINCIPLE OF RESONANCY
Reflects unity and wholeness of humans
and their environment
PRINCIPLE OF INTEGRALITY
MARTHA ROGER’S ASSERTION ON THE
METAPARADIGMS
as a UNITARY HUMAN
BEING»_space; an open system in constant
Interaction with environment
PERSON (UNITARY HUMAN BEING)
- Learned profession both a science and
art. - is on the care of people
and life processes thru manifestations
NURSING (SCIENCE AND ART)
Integral with human field irreducible
pandimensional energy field identified by
patterns and manifestations
ENVIRONMENT (HUMAN FIELD)
phenomenon central to nursing is
HUMAN LIFE PROCESSES
HEALTH (HUMAN LIFE PROCESSES)
THE NURSES’ CRITICAL NURSING
PROCESS IN ROGERS’ MODEL
INVOLVES THREE COMPONENTS
- Pattern Appraisal
- Mutual Patterning of Human and
Environment Field - Evaluation
Comprehensive
assessment of human and
environmental field
Pattern Appraisal