Relation of Fawcett’s Meta-Paradigm to the POI Jacqueline Fawcett developed a metaparadigm to define the discipline of nursing. Her goal was to ensure that nurses would be able to clearly communicate their role and the duties that they perform. Fawcett defined the nursing discipline as the study of relations between the following concepts: human being, environment, health, and nursing; she believed that these concepts were important and could help shape the discipline of nursing (Butts & Rich, 2015). The concepts are connected in a sense that a change in one affects the change in another. For example, when caring for a patient, a nurse’s attitude would affect the health outcome of that patient. Fawcett’s metaparadigm was developed for nursing;
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Patients in the psychiatric population on inpatient units often do not present with a stable health status. In one article, a person’s health is described as a continuous changing process of personal commitment that a person lives, incarnating his or her own value priorities (Carroll, K., Yancey, N., Doucet, T., Morrow, M., Wang, C., & Karnick, P, 2008). Some who enter the unit are depressed, have delusions, are drug intoxicated, or hallucinating, to name a few conditions. A common example would be a young male who enters the psychiatric unit under the influence of alcohol. As the patient became sober, he realizes his location and became agitated. Therefore, it is imperative to implement a therapeutic milieu for patients to reduce the occurrence of agitation or violence. Phoenix (2013) recommended frequent safety observation checks. Providing care with dignity reduces potential risk of injury. Staff need to be proficient and proactive in the psychiatric setting. If any changes in the behavior of a patient is noted, they need to communicate with other members of the staff.
Nightingale’s Grand Theory of the Environment Nightingale’s environmental model incorporates four metaparadigm concepts: person, environment, health, and nursing.
Patients in the psychiatric population on inpatient units often do not present with a stable health status. In one article, a person’s health is described as a continuous changing process of personal commitment that a person lives, incarnating his or her own value priorities (Carroll, K., Yancey, N., Doucet, T., Morrow, M., Wang, C., & Karnick, P, 2008). Some who enter the unit are depressed, have delusions, are drug intoxicated, or hallucinating, to name a few conditions. A common example would be a young male who enters the psychiatric unit under the influence of alcohol. As the patient became sober, he realizes his location and became agitated. Therefore, it is imperative to implement a therapeutic milieu for patients to reduce the occurrence of agitation or violence. Phoenix (2013) recommended frequent safety observation checks. Providing care with dignity reduces potential risk of injury. Staff need to be proficient and proactive in the psychiatric setting. If any changes in the behavior of a patient is noted, they need to communicate with other members of the staff.
Nightingale’s Grand Theory of the Environment Nightingale’s environmental model incorporates four metaparadigm concepts: person, environment, health, and nursing.