Martha E.

Rogers

Science of Unitary Human Beings

May 12, 1914 - March 13, 1994

Learning Outcomes:
History of the SUHB Outline of the major components An Introduction

to Energy Fields

Nursing

The History of the SUHB

Reveille in Nursing, 1964

An Introduction to the Theoretical Basis of Nursing, 1970

Head of Div. Of Nursing, NYU 1954-1975 SUHB curriculum SRS 1988 Annual conferences, dedicated journal, research

We are trying to apply concepts of an out-dated world view to a reality that can no longer be understood in terms of these concepts F. Capra

A science of unitary human beings basic to nursing requires a new world view and a conceptual system specific to nursings phenomenon of concern Seeing the world from this viewpoint requires a new synthesis, a creative leap, and the inculcation of new attitudes and valuesA science of unitary human beings identifies nursings uniqueness and signifies the potential of nurses to fulfil their social responsibility in human service

Courses in: Cosmology Art Nursing Science Languages Physics Philosophy Literature Applied biology

The only people competent to

teach what nurses are supposed to do are qualified nurses

Major components of the SUHB

Four Building Blocks Three Principles

Four Building Blocks

Energy Fields Open Systems Pattern Pandimensionality

Energy Fields
Fundamental unit of the living and non-living - human beings and the environment are energy fields.

Fields are irreducible, indivisible, pandimensionalidentified by pattern and manifesting characteristics that are specific to the wholeand cannot be predicted from knowledge of the parts

Open Systems
energy fields are infinite, open, and integral with each other

Pattern
Pattern identifies fields, manifestations identify unique behaviours and are constantly changing

Pandimensionality
Energy fields have no spatial or temporal attributes

Three Principles
(describing the nature of change)

Principles of Helicy Resonancy Integrality

Principle of Helicy
The continuous innovative, unpredictable, increasing diversity of human-environmental field patterns

Principle of Resonancy
The continuous change from lower to higher frequency wave patterns in human and environmental fields.

Principle of Integrality
The continuous mutual human field and environmental field process.

Energy Fields Nursing

Energy Fields Nursing

Nursing activity: All the usual activity, but in addition.

Intuition Humour Music Colour Intent

Poetry Haiku Bibliotherapy Ritual

Synaesthesia Body Image and Dysmorphia Phantom Sensations Ageing Transplantation

Kirlian Photography

Acupuncture

Crystal Therapy

Therapeutic Touch

Chakra Healing

Sound Healing

Prayer

Only as the science of nursing

takes on form and substance can the art of nursing achieve new dimensions of artistry

Learning Outcomes:
History of the SUHB Outline of the major components An Introduction

to Energy Fields

Nursing