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 Topic Outline
01 Biography of Evelyn Adam
Metaparadigm according to Adam's
02
conceptual model for nursing
03 Conceptual Model for Nursing
Components of Conceptual
04
Model
05 Uses of Conceptual Model
Biography of
Evelyn Adam
 Evelyn Adam
Born on April 9, 1929 in Lanark , ,
Ontario Canada .
An author of book published in seven languages .
A nursing theorist who applied the structure of a

conceptual model for nursing in her book , Etre Infirmiere in

1979 (
To Be a Nurse , 1980).
'
Developed Virginia Henderson s concepts within Dorothy E .
'
Johnson s structure of a conceptual model .
 Evelyn Adam

Nurse at 14-
years old

Obtained her nursing diploma in 1950

University Professor at 23 years old

Work as a nursing nurse for 4 ,

years in Kingston .
Ontario

Went to Quebec for a six month professional

development internship at the Montreal Neurogical

.
Institute
 Evelyn Adam

Became a nursing nurse in Lausanne , Switzerland

Became a clinical teacher at Montreal Rehabilitation

Institute.
'
Undertake her Bachelor s degree in nursing at University

of Montreal

Became a professor in the faculty of nursing at the

University of Montreal .
 Evelyn Adam

Was granted leave to pursue her '

Master s

degree in nursing at the University of California .

Met Dorothy Johnson who is one of her

professor at the University .

Retired since 1989 but is still lecturing regularly

in Canada , Switzerland , .
and Italy
 METAPARADIGM
ACCORDING TO ADAM's
CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR
NURSING
 PERSON
Individuals who requires help in order to achieve

independence or wholeness of the mind and body .

The human has 14 basic needs and each is divide into 4
components .
Biological

Psychological

Sociological

Spiritual
 HEALTH

'
Individual s ability to function independently.
There are four factors affecting health .
Age

Culture

Physical and Intellectual Capacities

Emotional well being

 ENVIRONMENT

Environment should be beneficial to the health of the

patients and not dangerous .

The people that is living in the same environment as the

patient has a big impact to the patient .

 NURSING

The nurse supplements and complements the clients

knowledge , strength , and will .

The goal of nursing is maintaining or restoring the client s'
independence in the satisfaction of 14 fundamentals needs .
CONCEPTUAL
MODEL FOR
NURSING
 CONCEPTUAL MODEL
a theory is useful to more than one discipline but a

conceptual model for a discipline is useful only to that

discipline .
consists of assumptions , belief and values , and major

units .
'
specifies nursing s focus of inquiry leading to development

of theories .
has six main components .
 COMPONENTS OF
CONCEPTUAL MODEL
Goal of the Profession - the

outcome that the professional

strives to achieve.
Beneficiary of the

professional service - a

person or group of people

whom the professional direct

their activities.
Role of professional -
societal function of the

professional.
Source of the beneficiary s'
difficulty - refers to the

probable origin of the client's

difficulty.
Intervention of the

professional - the focus of

professional's attention that

will aid the client.

Consequences - refers to

the outcome of the

professional's effort to

attain goal.
 provides a framework for

Uses of reflection, observation,

Conceptual
and interpretation of

Model
phenomena.

provides guidelines and

guidance for aspects of

clinical practice.
DO SMALL THINGS WITH
GREAT LOVE.
-MOTHER TERESA