The Science of Unitary Human Beings

NOT A THEORY BUT RATHER AN ABSTRACT SYSTEM

a SCIENCE from which many theories may be derived

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POSTULATE rather than

CONCEPT

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POSTULATES (CONCEPTS)
Energy Fields Openness Pattern Pandimensionality

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Energy Fields

- fundamental unit of the living and the non-living - unifying concept - continuous motion and is infinite
e.g. & environment

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Energy Fields are characterized as...

IRREDUCIBLE INDIVISIBLE UNITARY

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do not have energy field.. THEY ARE CONSIDERED AS AN ENERGY FIELD!!!

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Openness

- Characteristic of Energy Fields - Open completely and continuously - Human and environmental field do not interact or exchange energy

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Pattern

- Abstraction and is not directly observable - Dynamic changing nature - Distinguishing characteristic of an energy field perceived as a single wave

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Pan dimensionality

- non-linear domain without spatial or temporal attributes - Psychic phenomena become normal rather than paranormal

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- e.g. healing power of prayer, therapeutic touch, phantom pain, clairvoyance, telepathic experiences, out of body experiences, intuition

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PARADIGMS
Nursing Health Person Environment

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Nursing... as a science

- Organized body of abstract knowledge -Nursing, the science-noun, indicates that there is a body of knowledge specific to nursing

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Nursing... as an art

- Nursing seeks to promote symphonic interaction between the environment and man, to strengthen the coherence and integrity of the human beings and to direct and redirect patterns of interaction between man and his environment for the realization of maximum health potential

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Nursing... as an art

- the art of nursing is the creative use of the science of nursing for human betterment

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Health

- Health is participation in the life process by choosing and executing behaviors that lead to optimum fulfillment of a persons potential

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- characteristics and behavior emerging out of the mutual, simultaneous interaction of the human and environmental fields - Health and illness are the part of the sane continuum

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Person (unitary human being)

- An irreducible, indivisible, pandimensional energy field identified by pattern and manifesting characteristics that are specific to the whole and cannot be predicted from the parts

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Environment

- being in constant interaction with the person, or human field pattern manifestation.

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CONTRIBUTIONS:
Application to Practice Application to Research Application to Education Application to Nursing Administration

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Nurse assumes the role of potentiater of care She proposes the independent role in various setting like school, industry & community. Independent practitioner is an advanced practice registered nurse who focus on wellbeing or mutual patterning of individual, family, community across the life span ,at risk for developing dissonance/illness

Application to Practice

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Nursing process: Health patterning practice method Assessment Voluntary mutual patterning Evaluation

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Mutual Patterning for the patient Sharing knowledge Offering choices Empowering the client Evaluation Repeat pattern appraisal Identify dissonance and harmony Validate appraisal with the client

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Pattern appraisal include appraisal of multiple lifestyle rhythms such as: - Nutrition - Work/leisure activities - Exercise - Sleep / wake cycles - Relationships - Discomfort or pain - Fear /hopes

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Patterning activities for the client - Meditation - Imagery - Music Therapy - Journaling - Modifying the surroundings

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Application to Research
Rules for research The Rogerian research require both basic and applied research The phenomena to be studied are unitary human beings and their environmental interaction Study participants may be any person or group, with the provision that both person and environment are taken into account

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Research methodology Case study, quantitaive & qualitative, longitudinal, research instruments that are directly derived from SUHB, data analysis multivariate analysis (canonical correlation studies) AVOID: Experimental research & Cross-sectional studies

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Application to Education

Education for nursing practice requires a commitment to lifelong learning. The purpose of professional nursing educational programs is to provide the knowledge and tools necessary for nursing practice.

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Focus of the curriculum Nursing education can be for professional nursing , technical nursing The focus is the transmission of the body of knowledge Teaching and practicing therapeutic touch Conducting regular in-service education

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Nursing programs Baccalaureate degree program Masters program Doctoral program The faculty in the nursing education must be prepared at doctoral level

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Teaching- learning strategies developing self awareness as an aspect of the clients environmental energy field and the dynamic role of nurse pattern manifestation on the client laboratory study- the lab setting include homes, schools, industry, clinics, hospitals, other places where people live Importance of use of media in education

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Application to Nursing Administration

Characteristics of nursing personnel The administrators should hold higher degrees in nursing and licensed Leaders must be visionary and willing to embrace innovative and creative change Leaders should be able to identify the patterning to ensure the integrated behaviors for client and employees

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Management strategies and administrative policies Administrative policies foster an open and supportive administrative climate that enhances staff members self esteem , actualization, and freedom of choice and provide opportunity for staff development and continuing education The ultimate goal is the clients wellbeing

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ASSUMPTIONS & PROPOSITIONS

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A1: The art of nursing practice is the creative use of the science of nursing for human betterment. P1: therefore.. the nurse must be able to pattern activities for the client (e.g. Meditation, Imagery, Music Therapy, Journaling, Modifying the surroundings)

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P2: therefore.. it requires a continuous validation through rigorous scientific research, logical analysis and testing

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A2: The safe practice of nursing depends on the nature and amount of scientific nursing knowledge the individual brings to practice P: therefore.. imaginative, intellectual judgment with which such knowledge must be made in service to man kind

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A3: A human being is a unified whole having its own distinctive characteristics which cannot be perceived by looking at, describing, or summarizing the parts P: therefore.. the nurse must view the person holistically

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A4: Environment is in constant interaction with the person, or human field pattern manifestation. P: therefore.. mutual patterning of human and environmental field must be done

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Like.. Sharing knowledge Offering choices Empowering the client Fostering patterning Evaluation Repeat pattern appraisal Identify dissonance and harmony Validate appraisal with the client

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Self reflection for the client Pattern appraisal include appraisal of multiple lifestyle rhythms such as: - Nutrition - Work/leisure activities - Exercise - Sleep / wake cycles - Relationships - Discomfort or pain - Fear /hopes

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A5: The people has the capacity to participate knowingly and probabilistically in the process of change P: therefore.. self patterning must be applied.

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How?
For the nurse Pattern appraisal Mutual patterning of human and environmental fields Evaluation For the patient Self reflection Patterning activities Personal appraisal

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A6: People needs knowledgeable nursing P1: therefore.. continuous research & testing must be done

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P2: therefore.. Nursing programs (Baccalaureate degree, Masters & Doctoral program) must be given importance P3: therefore.. the faculty in the nursing education must be prepared at doctoral level