Martha Rogers
(Butcher, 2002, Portrait of Martha E. Rogers)
Presented by: Lyndsi Byers, Geena Griffin, Chelsea Hoy and Mallory Shepard
Objectives
Identify the four concepts of the Nursing Theory
Become familiar with nursing theorist Martha Rogers
Understand how Rogers theory can be applied to
clinical sitautions
Nursing Theory
PERSON HEALTH & ILLNESS
ENVIRONMENT
NURSING
(Powerpoint, 2011, Clipart)
Martha Rogers
Born May, 12 1914 (Same birthday as Florence Nightingale) Received nursing diploma in 1936 Bachelor of Science in 1937; Masters in 1945 Public health nurse for many years Executive Director of first Visiting Nurse Service in Phoenix, AZ Head of the Division of Nursing at NYU in 1954 Retired in 1975 after 21 years of service Died March 13, 1994
(American Nurses Association, 2011) (ANA, 2011, Rogers)
SCIENCE OF UNITARY BEINGS
Person
The person is composed of many different parts
pattern and organization abstraction and imagery
language and thought
sensation and emotion
The combination of all these parts is what makes the human individual.
(Armstrong & Kelly, 1995)
Environment
Environment and human being continuously work together to create
the forward progression of life
Environment and human coexist and are continuously influencing one
another
ex: photosynthetic plant and human relationship
The ways in which the two influence one another are not always
quantifiable or understandable
The nurse exchanges energy with both the environment and the
patient
(Armstrong & Kelly, 1995)
Human beings and environment constantly trade matter and energy
The Principle of Resonancy
- as we age, the frequencies become higher explaining
why time seems to pass quicker
(Armstrong & Kelly, 1995)
Health/Illness
Defined as behaviors that emerge from the
continuum of human and environment
Events in life describe the extent to which
maximum health is reached
Events that are maintaining health and others that
compromise life process
Health and illness are on the same continuum
(Armstrong & Kelly, 1995)
Nursing
Nursing is a noun not a verb Nursing is an art AND a science Nurses should focus on manifestations from the
interactions of human & environment when giving care
Nurses primary goal is to serve people, responsibility
to society
Nurses must be highly knowledgeable in
science/scientific nature of humans for safe practice
(Armstrong & Kelly, 1995)
Nursing as a Science
Specific organized body of knowledge
Scientific research
Logical analysis
(Armstrong & Kelly, 1995)
Nursing as an Art
Body of knowledge is the basis to be creative when
treating humans
Creative techniques to promote health and wellness
to people
(Armstrong & Kelly, 1995)
How can we apply this theory?
The person who can see the apple in the seed has the ability to see the wholeness of an ill patient.
(Buczny, Speirs, Howard, 1989)
(Powerpoint, 2011, Clipart)
Scenario
Mr. Chatman has colon cancer Has chronic pain Unable to engage in favorite activities Has been married 52 years
Previous health ethics professor
(Buczny, Speirs, Howard, 1989).
WWMRD?
Rogers teaches the concept of wholeness, openness
and spiraling complexity. We put them into use by being open to new ideas for ourselves and our clients by sharing these new ideas freely.
(Buczny, Speirs, Howard, 1989)
Literature Search Strategy
CINAHL search database
References
American Nurses Association. (2011). Martha Elizabeth Rogers (1914-1994) 1996 inductee. Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/MarthaElizabethRogers
Armstrong, M., & Kelly, A. (1995). More than the sum of their parts: Martha Rogers and Hildegard Peplau. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 9(1), 40-44. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.
Buczny, B., Speirs, J., & Howard, J. (1989). Nursing care of a terminally ill client. Applying Martha Rogers Conceptual Framework, 7(4) 13-18.
