Includes bibliographical references (pages 44-50).
Contents
Foreword / Jean Watson -- Biographical Sketch of the Nurse Theorist -- 1. Origin of the Theory -- 2. Assumptions of the Theory. Explicit Assumptions. Implicit Assumptions -- 3. Concepts of the Theory. Consciousness. Time-Space. Movement. Pattern Recognition. Pattern. Expanding Consciousness -- 4. Newman's Theory and Nursing's Paradigm. Concepts. Person. Environment. Health. Nursing -- 5. Propositions -- 6. Overview of Newman's Theory -- 7. Evolving the Pattern of the Whole. A Case Study: Client K -- 8. Framework for Assessing the Pattern of the Whole. A Case Study: Client X -- 9. Newman's Theory and Family Health -- 10. Research and Newman's Theory -- 11. Conclusion.