Eastern Mennonite University

Concepts of Nursing

1. Persons

  • Needs
  • Cultures
  • Wholeness
  • Development
  • Behavior

2. Health

  • Wholeness
  • Healing
  • Self-care
  • Wellness
  • Coping
  • Illness
  • Stress/crisis

3. Environment

  • Health care systems
  • Social support
  • Physical
  • Sociocultural
  • Family

 

4. Nursing: Caring in the human health experience

Processes Approaches Role Functions Professional
responsibilities
Leadership
Change process
Nursing process
Decision making
Research process
Teaching and learning
Collaboration
Physical care
Interpersonal relationships		 Empowerment
Reconciliation
Partnership
Presence
Grace
Justice
Service
Agape love
Advocacy 		Practitioner
Consultant
Researcher
Teacher
Manager 		Peer support
Career development
Economic
Organizational
Legal
Political
Ethical
Quality review