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Nurses provide care to a diverse population of patients. How does the theory of expanding consciousness apply to our health care society today?

Margaret Newman’s theory of health as expanding consciousness is typically based on Rogers’ theory of unitary human beings. The theory of health on expanding consciousness suggests that all people in every situation are part of an expanding consciousness that is a universal process, even though they may be hopeless or disoriented. The theory applies to the health of all individuals, and regardless of the absence or presence of a disease (Endo, 2017). The theory of expanding consciousness applies to modern society in such a manner that all people with an illness should be respected the same way, no matter the severity of their illness. Besides, every sick person often feels pain; hence, the health professional such as the nurse, helps the patient to understand his or her body well so that he or she knows when to take painkillers and when not to (Health as expanding consciousness, 2019). Therefore, the theory helps to understand the process of disease, including its recovery and even prevention.

Choose either Madeleine Leininger’s or Jean Watson’s theory and explain how their theory would apply closely to the patient population or working environment that you currently serve or work with.

Working in a diverse clinical environment with patients presenting diverse needs each day, Madeleine Leininger’s Theory would be very useful in dealing with the patients’ needs. Leininger’s model provides three action modes that I can apply as a nurse to deliver care to the individuals while respecting their values, cultural backgrounds, and beliefs. The first one is the preservation and maintenance approach, which refers to choices that would preserve and maintain desirable values such as allowing a family member to contribute to care a patient though feeding or bathing (McFarland, & Wehbe-Alamah, 2018). Secondly, negotiation and accommodation are helpful in transaction and adaptation for care that fits the culture of the patient, families, or groups. The last model is re-patterning or restructuring, which involves working with the patient in mutual decisions making process as the nurse changes or modifies the nursing action to attain better health outcomes (Leininger, 2011).

References

Endo, E. (2017). Margaret Newman’s theory of health as expanding consciousness and a nursing intervention from a unitary perspective. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 4(1), 50.

Health as expanding consciousness. (2019, August 21). Nursing Theory. https://nursing-theory.org/theories-and-models/newman-health-as-expanding-consciousness.php

Leininger, M. M. (2011). The theory of culture care diversity and universality. New York.

McFarland, M. R., & Wehbe-Alamah, H. B. (2018). Leininger’s transcultural nursing: Concepts, theories, research & practice. McGraw Hill Professional.