Newman's Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness

Question 1

Newman’s basic philosophy is ________ rather than ________ the patient.

Answer 1

Being with, Doing for

Question 2

Newman’s focus is on:

Answer 2

Partnering with the patient

Question 3

For Newman, _______ describes the information that depicts the whole of a person’s relationship with the environment and gives and understanding of the meaning of the relationships all at once

Answer 3

Pattern

Question 4

Patients faced with life-threatening events or terminal illness often reflect on their lives and find ways to change their priorities. This process is termed by Newman as:

Answer 4

Insight

Question 5

The nurse, through attention and partnership, should try to facilitate:

Answer 5

Patient Transformation

Question 6

In Newman’s system, the decisions a patient makes as his/her consciousness expands are made at:

Answer 6

Choice points

Question 7

The information that provides the patient’s system the capacity to interact with the environment is called:

Answer 7

Consciousness

Question 8

To understand the patient better, Newman suggests the nurse should use a series of:

Answer 8

Clarification questions

Question 9

In Newman’s view, health is composed of:

Answer 9

Both disease and Wellness

Question 10

According to Newman, being in the present with a family and not being chained by linear time is an example of:

Answer 10

Process of expanding consciousness

Question 11

T/F: According to Newman, during illness, both the patient and the caregiver encounter altercations in movement, space, time, and consciousness.

Answer 11

True