Health as Expanding Consciousness

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Whether a person is experiencing manifestations of health or illness, the process of life is always moving to higher levels of consciousness. The paper shows that illness is another manifestation of health, can become meaningful, and can be viewed within a pattern. Using the case of Mrs. M., the paper reveals how Newman can provide meaning and novel solutions to seemingly impossible problems. In Newman's theory, the nurse-patient interaction is centered on pattern recognition, and can produce highly successful outcomes in many diverse situations.

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"Margaret Newman developed her systems model in the 1970s as a strategy to assist psychiatric and mental health nurses. As will be seen, the model is actually beneficial for many types of patients. The concept of health as expanding consciousness is a central concept in her nursing paradigm or theoretical framework. In contrast to the medical model and even to some traditional nursing thought, Newman's concept of the human being is holistic. While it is common to consider the person as a biopsychosocial being, Newman regards the human being in terms of patterns and processes that are interrelated with the external world. "

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