...is important to the evolving body of knowledge in the discipline. Newman explains the evolution of her thinking and her theory; this updated textbook will add to the body of knowledge in nursing. Mary Elizabeth Sadler, RN, PhD, Professor, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania 9780803617520 Transforming Presence: The Difference That Nursing Makes 4 Copyright © 2008 by F. A. Davis Company 5 Figures 10 Contents 12 Introduction 14 Chapter 1: A New Concept of Health 20 AN OVERVIEW OF THE THEORY OF HEALTH AS EXPANDING CONSCIOUSNESS 24 SUPPORTING THEORY 25 DEVELOPMENT OF THE THEORY THROUGH RESEARCH 27 Chapter 2: Shifting to a New Paradigm 30 THE SHIFT IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF HEALTH 30 THE SHIFT IN THE STUDY OF CONSCIOUSNESS 36 THE STUDY OF HEALTH AS EXPANDING CONSCIOUSNESS (HEC) 37 Chapter 3: Nursing Praxis 40 PATTERNS OF INDIVIDUALS 42 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY 45 MODELS OF PRACTICE 46 TRANSFORMING PRACTICE 48 Chapter 4: Resonating with the Whole 52 A WAY OF SEEING 58 A SENSE OF UNITY 62 Chapter 5: Being Fully Present 70 PRESENCE 72 TRANSCENDING RELATIONSHIPS 78 Chapter 6: Beyond Method 80 PARTICIPATING IN THE UNFOLDING PROCESS 84 TRUSTWORTHINESS OF THIS APPROACH 87 EXPERIENCING PATTERN 88 Chapter 7: Transforming Nursing Education 92 TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING 93 DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISCIPLINE 98 COMING HOME 99 Chapter 8: A Transforming Arc 102 Appendix A: HECPraxis: The Process of Pattern Recognition 108 Appendix B: Questions and Commentary 112 Bibliography 122 INDEX 134 From an emphasis on symptoms to a search for pattern. From viewing disease and disruption as negative to viewing them as part of the self-organizing process of expanding consciousness. From viewing the nursing role as addressing the problems of disease to helping people get in touch with their own patterns of expanding consciousness. One of nursing's foremost theorists, Margaret A. Newman, expands her theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness, a theory that emphasizes the transformative nature of the nursing relationship. She defines the nurse's role as recognizing a person's unique pattern of life and working within that pattern to allow new dimensions to unfold Margaret Newman's theory is covered in every nursing theories course and it is the theory specified by the American Holistic Nurses Association as consistent with their criteria for certification. This primary work by one of nursing's foremost theorists will present examples of application of the theory in several practice settings including clinical, research, education and administration, clearly demonstrating its useful link to practice. This is the primary work of one of nursing's most prestigious theorists. The book expands and updates the theory, Health as Expanding Consciousness. It clearly demonstrates how this theory can be applied in a variety of practice settings, including clinical, research, educational, and administrative.
