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Title
Health of the individual, family and community
Author/Creator
Conway, Jane;  Dempsey, Jennifer
Institution
The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Description
This chapter discusses how basic human needs are met and highlights the need for nurses and midwives who work in person-centred ways, to have an appreciation of how the individual, the family and the community environment operate as a dynamic system. The concept of systems theory as a way of thinking about factors that impact upon health and illness needs of individuals and communities, is introduced. An overview of Neuman's Systems Model (1989) as a way of thinking about the interrelationships among these is presented. Neuman's Systems Model is an example of a nursing theory that describes stressors and enablers of health that can be related to basic human needs. Neuman's model is very person-centred as it has a very strong emphasis on viewing the individual as a complete person.
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Fundamentals of Nursing and Midwifery: A Person-Centred Approach to Care p. 38-55
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http://www.lww.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product__11851_-1_9012052_Prod-9781920994051
Date
2009
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Keyword(s)
basic human needs;  family;  physiological needs;  person-centred care;  safety and security needs;  self-actualisation needs;  self-esteem needs
Resource Type
book chapter
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/918133
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ISBN:9781920994051
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