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Ryan S. Cohen
Gwynedd Mercy University
Spring 2016
Abstract
Newman’s theory is
Nursing Theorist Paper
Margaret Newman
The Health as Expanding Consciousness Model
Margaret Newman’s Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness is built upon the foundation that “every human being, in every situation, no matter how disordered and hopeless it may seem, is part of a process of expanding consciousness – a process of becoming more of oneself, of finding greater meaning in life, and of reaching new dimensions of connectedness with other people and the world” (Newman, 2008, p.6). In order to truly understand Newman’s model, we must deconstruct the definition of health almost entirely in …show more content…
Newman believes that in order for us to view health as the pattern of a whole, we need to see disease not as a “separate entity that invades our bodies but as a manifestation of the evolving pattern of person-environment interaction” (Newman, 2000, p.17). Once we have the capacity to view a human being as being more than just sick from the manifestation of a certain disease, we allow our mind to be open to new patterns. These patterns, when recognized, not only allow us to have a better definition of health but they give us the ultimate ability to have an expansion of …show more content…
It is not simply the removal of disease but the truth and understanding that self-awareness has the ability to lead us as human beings toward a more meaningful relationship and connection with ourselves, our community and our environment within the universe.
Influences of Newman’s Theory
Newman’s Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness was built around a theoretical framework shaped from her mentors Itzhak Bentov and Martha Rogers. Newman first felt drawn to the profession of nursing when she realized that she “could not effectively participate in missionary work without attending to both the spiritual and physical needs of the people who she would serve (Pharris, 2010, p.216). Aside from mentors’ Bentov and Rogers, her theory was shaped on a more personal level by the “early experiences of her mother’s 9-year struggle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, during which time Newman came to realize that an individual
Ryan S. Cohen
Gwynedd Mercy University
Spring 2016
Abstract
Newman’s theory is
Nursing Theorist Paper
Margaret Newman
The Health as Expanding Consciousness Model
Margaret Newman’s Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness is built upon the foundation that “every human being, in every situation, no matter how disordered and hopeless it may seem, is part of a process of expanding consciousness – a process of becoming more of oneself, of finding greater meaning in life, and of reaching new dimensions of connectedness with other people and the world” (Newman, 2008, p.6). In order to truly understand Newman’s model, we must deconstruct the definition of health almost entirely in …show more content…
Newman believes that in order for us to view health as the pattern of a whole, we need to see disease not as a “separate entity that invades our bodies but as a manifestation of the evolving pattern of person-environment interaction” (Newman, 2000, p.17). Once we have the capacity to view a human being as being more than just sick from the manifestation of a certain disease, we allow our mind to be open to new patterns. These patterns, when recognized, not only allow us to have a better definition of health but they give us the ultimate ability to have an expansion of …show more content…
It is not simply the removal of disease but the truth and understanding that self-awareness has the ability to lead us as human beings toward a more meaningful relationship and connection with ourselves, our community and our environment within the universe.
Influences of Newman’s Theory
Newman’s Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness was built around a theoretical framework shaped from her mentors Itzhak Bentov and Martha Rogers. Newman first felt drawn to the profession of nursing when she realized that she “could not effectively participate in missionary work without attending to both the spiritual and physical needs of the people who she would serve (Pharris, 2010, p.216). Aside from mentors’ Bentov and Rogers, her theory was shaped on a more personal level by the “early experiences of her mother’s 9-year struggle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, during which time Newman came to realize that an individual