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Margaret Newman
Health as Expanding Consciousness
- Joanne Marchione - University of Akron, Ohio, USA
February 1993 | 64 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Margaret Newman is one of the pre-eminent nursing theorists whose qualitative theories and methods have expanded the scientific base for the field. Her theory defines health as the unfolding or expanding of consciousness and nursing as an integrative force that focuses on the wholeness of the person.
This volume offers a clear guide to applying theory to practice with individual, family and community health. Marchione's work reflects several years of experimentation and application of Newman's theory.
Biosketch of Theorist
Origin of the Theory
Assumptions of the Theory
Concepts of the Theory
Newman's Theory and Nursing's Paradigm Concepts
Propositions
Overview of Newman's Theory
Evolving Pattern of the Whole - Example
Framework for Assessing Pattern of the Whole
Newman's Theory and Family Health
Research and Newman's Theory
Conclusions