THEORETICAL FOUNDATION IN NURSING

Martha Rogers
Martha Rogers  HEALTH
 “Science of Unitary Human Being”  Wellness
 Doctorate Degree from Hopkins  Person’s value system
University In 1954 and cultural
 Developed Conceptual Model of interpretation
Nursing  ENVIRONMENT
 Human Beings Are Pan dimensional  A patient in acute pain
Key Conceptual Terms  Medicating a patient in
Energy Fields pain
 Fundamental Unit of Both the Living  Alternative treatment
and Nonliving modalities
Patterns  Working collaboratively
 Represents the person’s whole with the patient
existence (intangible, non-visible  Nurse approaches the
manifestations but perceptually patient in a calm manner
present in all interactions CASE SCENARIO
Hemodynamics  Bill is hospitalized for unrelenting
 The way in which a person’s life chest pain and SOB. Bills
process evolves resonancy level is quite low,
 Physiological Equilibrium requiring, pain medication, O2,
(homeostasis) of person consist and supportive care provided by
of: nsg. Bill is experiencing integrality,
1.Resonancy synchrony and reciprocy with his
2.Helicy environment. Bill undergoes a
3.Integrality cardiac catheterization, followed
4.Synchrony by a successful CABG proceed.
5.Reciprocy and receives wound care, pain
Rogers Metaparadigm mgt., dseand medication educ by
 NURSING nsg.
 Requires specific learning  Bill tells his nurse he values having
 Profession survived his heart attack and
 Both empirical science and believes he has a chance to start
art over. He wants to quit smoking
 Promote health and well and reduce his stress level to
being become healthier. The nurse
 Exist for the care of educates Bill on meditation, and
people and life process guided imagery. Bill has received
 PERSON helical interventions and
 An open system continues in a state of integrality
continuously connected to with his environment.
the environment