Sherpath Ch. 8: Understanding Systems, Human Needs and the Supra-system Flashcards
What are the basic concepts of the nursing profession?
Person
Environment
Health
The parts of a system are
input, throughput, output, evaluation, and feedback
Open systems promote the vs closed systems
exchange of matter, energy, and information with other systems and the environment. Closed systems do not interact with other systems or with the surrounding environment.
Carl Rogers built his theory of personhood based
on the idea that people are constantly adapting, discovering, and rediscovering themselves.
Each individual is an
open system with numerous subsystems that make up the whole person. The uniqueness of each person is determined genetically, environmentally, and experientially and is the basis for holistic nursing care.
The concept of adaptation is helpful in understanding
The concept of adaptation is helpful in understanding that when people are removed from their customary, familiar environments, it is common to regress slightly and become more concerned with basic needs and less focused on the higher needs.
When a person’s needs are not met
homeostasis is threatened. Homeostasis is a dynamic balance achieved by effectively functioning open systems.
suprasystem
environment
-includes all the circumstances, influences, and conditions that surround and affect individuals, families, and groups. Nurses have always been aware of the influence of the environment on people.
The most direct environmental influence on a person is
the family. A complete nursing assessment includes information about a patient’s family and home environment.
