Fundamentals of Nursing Practice Four Central Concepts
Person/ Client –Recipient of nursing care o Health -Well-being/ w ellness of the person o Environment -Internal and external surroundings o Nursing -Attribute, characteristic of the nurse Concepts of Man and his Basic Human Needs o “Man is biopsychosocial and spiritual being who is in constant contact w ith the environment.” o “Man is an open system in constant interaction w ith a changing environment.” o “Man is a unified whole composed of parts which are interdependent and interrelated with each other.” Dimension: Sister Calista Roy o Biological -Man is like all other man in terms of physical anatomy o Spiritual -Man is like all other man believing in one higher being o Social -Man is like some other man but w ith different cultures o Psychological -Man is like no other man in terms of behavior and attitudes o “Man is composed of parts which are greater than and different from the sum of all his parts.” o “Man is composed of subsystems and suprasystems.” Subsystems -Within man -ex. cardio, respi, psychological Suprasystems -Outside man -ex. family, community Characteristics of Basic Human Needs o Universal o Met in different ways o Stimulated by external and internal factors o Priorities may be altered o May be deferred o Unmet human need results in disruption of normal body activities and frequently leads to eventual illness Abraham Maslow’s Hiearchy of Needs
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