Contributor - Marie Hastings-Tolsma, PhD, CNM, FACNM I was lucky enough to know Dr. Martha Rogers during doctoral studies at New York University. She was one of a kind and she made me rethink everything I had held sacrosanct in nursing. As I listened to her view of the world, I had to rethink my … Continue reading Theory of Diversity of Human Field Pattern
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Is It Time to Move from Individual to Network Consciousness? Revisiting Health as Expanding Consciousness in an Era of Social Complexity Science
Guest Contributor: Raymond R. Romano, III Health as Expanding Consciousness (HEC) transformed nursing's understanding of health by reframing disease as manifestations of an evolving life pattern.1 The theory has generated decades of scholarship and insights into practice. Newman's greatest insight may have been that consciousness is revealed through pattern.2 If patterns can emerge not only … Continue reading Is It Time to Move from Individual to Network Consciousness? Revisiting Health as Expanding Consciousness in an Era of Social Complexity Science
Maslow Got It Backwards
Guest Contributor: Shahnawaz Soomro At some time in our lives, the majority of us have come across Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, perhaps at a management training session, in a psychology textbook, or on a motivational poster on someone's office wall. It is a tidy, reassuring pyramid. The most fundamental physiological needs, food, drink, shelter, and … Continue reading Maslow Got It Backwards
The K’é Nursing Model
Contributors - Rocedeelynn Roan, Jacinda Willeto,Atheina Tsinijinnie, Cristina Rivera Carpenter We are honored to share the development of the K’é Nursing Model - A culturally grounded approach to care. This model is rooted in Navajo (Diné) philosophy and aligns nursing practice with Indigenous knowledge systems while honoring sacred relationships and healing practices. Close your eyes … Continue reading The K’é Nursing Model