How does the theory of expanding consciousness apply to our healthcare society today? Our nursing population to provide care to a diverse population of patients. Please 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.
Reading Assignments for this week:
Chapter 16 – Margaret Newman – Theory of Health Expanding Consciousness
Chapter 17 – Madeleine Leininger’s – Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality
Chapter 18 – Jean Watson’s – Theory of Human Caring
Let’s discuss who are the presenting theorist for this week.
Who is Margaret Newman? What is her Theory of Health Expanding Consciousness?
https://nursing-theory.org/theories-and-models/newman-health-as-expanding-consciousness.php
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5297232/
Who is Madeleine Leininger? What is her Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1463039/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4GTo_uthZQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xchWCgeMM4
Who is Jean Watson? What is her Theory of Human Caring?
https://nursing-theory.org/theories-and-models/watson-philosophy-and-science-of-caring.php
https://www.watsoncaringscience.org/files/PDF/Articles/IJNSarticle-Jan2019.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlyvmKvjTJY
Discussion Question: Our two-part discussion question for this week is the following:
How does the theory of expanding consciousness apply to our healthcare society today? Our nursing population to provide care to a diverse population of patients. Please 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.