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Summary
A new Theory of Integral Nursing offers a framework to guide nursing practice, education, research, and policy toward global health. It integrates integral theory and recognizes key nursing concepts and historical foundations.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Theory
- Integral Theory
- Healthcare Policy
Background:
- Healthcare is undergoing significant social transformation.
- Florence Nightingale's legacy and healing research are foundational.
- Nursing theory includes meta-paradigms (nurse, person, health, society) and patterns of knowing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a Theory of Integral Nursing.
- To provide a philosophical foundation for nursing.
- To guide nursing practice, education, research, and policy for global health.
Main Methods:
- Informed by integral theory.
- Incorporates Florence Nightingale's philosophy.
- Integrates nursing meta-paradigms and patterns of knowing.
- Considers non-nursing theories.
Main Results:
- Presents a philosophical foundation for an integral worldview in nursing.
- Establishes a process for applying integral theory in nursing.
- Recognizes established nursing concepts and historical contributions.
Conclusions:
- The Theory of Integral Nursing can shape nursing locally and globally.
- This theory supports the achievement of a healthy world.
- It offers a comprehensive framework for contemporary nursing.
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