Question

Nursing theorist each have their own perception of the role of nursing. However, their theory must include the four metaparadigms of nursing in order to be considered a true nursing theory (Thompson, 2017). Among the four metaparadigms, nursing is the only one related to the nurse, their role, and how they apply knowledge, concepts, and interventions of care. The other three, focus on the recipient of that care being person, health and environment. Knowing this, how can you apply holistic care in relation to each of the metaparadigms? I look forward to reading your thoughts! Professor Barney Thompson, C. J. (2017, October 3). What is the nursing metaparadigm? [Blogpost]. Retrieved from https://nursingeducationexpert.com/metaparadigm/

Answer 1

The nursing knowledge continuum starts with metaparadigms as the most abstract to practice or situation-specific theory as the most practical and concrete form of nursing knowledge.

Metaparadigm is defined as: a set of concepts and propositions that sets forth the phenomena with which a discipline is concerned. A metaparadigm is the most general statement of a discipline and functions as a framework in which the more restricted structures of conceptual models develop. Another definition is the concepts that identify the phenomena of central interest to a discipline; the propositions that describe those concepts and their relationships to each other. It’s a global perspective of the discipline.

The nursing metaparadigm consist of :

Nursing action

Recipient of care

Health

Environment