In this volume, O'Connor explores the origin of the theory and its underlying assumptions. She also examines the major concepts of the metaparadigm of nursing, including the nursing process.
Paterson and Zderad: Humanistic Nursing Theory (Notes on Nursing Theories)
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Author(s)Nancy O'Connor
PublisherSage Publications, Inc
ISBN / ASIN0803944896
ISBN-139780803944893
MarketplaceUnited Kingdom 🇬🇧
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Nursing is placed within a humanistic framework in Paterson and Zderad's theory, which defines nursing as a nurturing response aimed at well-being. Three constructs of nursing, which describe the why and how of nursing practice, are identified: `comfort', `clinical' and `all-at-once'.