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INTRODUCTION
What is a nursing metaparadigm? ... The four concepts which make up the nursing metaparadigm are person, environment, health and nursing. ... In this paper I will describe what the four concepts of the nursing metaparadigm mean to me in my daily nursing practice.
Meaning schemes and perspectives as outlined in Mezirow’s framework for reflective practice will be applied to each of the four concepts which make up the nursing metaparadigm. ... This man who has helped and given so much to others had a definite influence on my career choice of nursing. ... On Saturdays I gained some nursing insight, as a candy-stripper assisting patients on a psycho-geriatric unit. ... It was at this time I decided to apply to Fife School of Nursing and Midwifery in Kirkcaldy, in the town where we lived. ... Wright that I may not be able to continue to do bedside nursing as the strain would be too much for my back. Through a vigorous rehabilitation program, hard work and re-education in body mechanics I was able to return to bedside nursing after one year. ...
NURSING
Within the nursing metaparadigm this is the most important concept as this reflects a profession that is rich in history and performs many functions that facilitate healing and assist in saving lives. ...
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, Rosemarie Parses’ Totality Paradigm reflects how I view the four concepts that make up the nursing metapadigm. ... This is what nursing is all about, as clients may have difficulty in meeting their activities of daily living due to illness and we can help them through this difficult time. I also agree with the Totality’s goal of nursing “The goals of nursing in the totality paradigm focus on health promotion, care and cure of the sick…” (Parse, 1987. ... A Dictionary of nursing theory and research. ... “The totality paradigm” in Nursing science: major paradigms, theories and
critiques.
Approximate Word count = 1656
Approximate Pages = 6.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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