Holistic Healthcare

Holistic Healthcare

Relating to the whole of something or to the total system instead of just its parts. Attempts to treat the whole person, including mind, body, and spirit rather than focusing on the disease or injury

Theory of Environmental Adaptation

Florence Nightingale’s theory that identified connection between person and their environment and how it affects health

Science of Unitary Human Beings

Martha Rogers’ theory that humans are energy and are never separated from each other, and that they are a unified whole with distinct characteristics

Health as Expanding Consciousness

Margaret Newman’s theory that there is a process of awareness, greater meaning in life, connecting with the world and people, recognizing the environment, realizing disease process recovery and prevention and that nursing is a partnership between patient and nurse

Human Becoming Theory

Rosemarie Parse’s theory that the focus is on quality of life and human is transcending, open to make experiences and that the becoming is emerging, living rhythmically within the universe. A person is ever revolving

Theory of Human Caring and Caring Science

Jean Watson’s theory that caring begins with being present, open to compassion, mercy, gentleness, loving kindness, and equanimity toward and with self before one can offer compassionate care to others

Theory of Self Care and Self Care Deficit Framework

Orem’s theory that self care serves as a method to maintain life, physical, and mental functioning abilities