Margaret Newman Flashcards
is the “pattern of the whole” of a person and includes disease as a manifestation of the pattern of the whole, based on the premise that life is an ongoing process of expanding consciousness
Health
what is the theory of Margaret Newman?
Health as Expanding Consciousness
is a transformative process to more inclusive consciousness
Health
information that depicts the whole and understanding of the emaning of all the relationships at once
Pattern
it is conceptualized as a fundamental attribute of all there is, and gives unity in diversity
pattern
is what identifies an individual as a particular person
pattern
characteristics of patter include:
movement, diversity, rhythm
is conceptualized a ssomehow initmately involved in energy exchange and transformation
pattern
is both the informational capacity of the system and the ability of the system to interact with its environment
Consciousness
three correlates of consciousness
time, movement and space
Newman emphasizes the importance of examining _______________________ together as dimensions of emerging patterns of consciousness rather than as separate concepts of the theory
movement-space-time
a rhythmic coming together and moving apart as clients encounter disruption of their organized, predictable state
nurse-client realtionship
are viewed as participants in the transformative process
clients
is the study of the human and health experience
nursing
is a form of nonintervention, whereby the nurse’s presence assists clients to recognize their own patterns
intervention
