Man ➢ Forms the foundation of Nursing
Four Components or Attributes of Man ➢ Capacity to think on an Abstract Level ➢ Establish a family ➢ Establish a territory ➢ Ability to use verbal symbols as language
Concept: ➢ Animals form a family by instinct ➢ Via hormonal scents
Nursing Concepts of Man
Biopsychosocial Spiritual Being
➢ By Sister Calista Roy ➢ Man interacts with the environment
Open System
➢ By Martha Rogers ➢ Man interacts with the environment ➢ Exchanges matter with energy ➢ Exchanges energy with environment
Unified Whole
➢ By Martha Rogers ➢ Man is composed of certain parts ➢ Total of those parts is more than the sum of all parts ➢ This is because man has attributes
Vital Reparative Process
➢ By Florence Nightingale ➢ Man is passive in influencing the nurse or the environment
Man is a whole. Man is complete
➢ By Virginia Henderson ➢ Man has fourteen (14) fundamental needs
Human Needs
➢ Needs are physiologic and psychologic ➢ Both these needs must be met in order to maintain well-being.
Key Concept: ➢ Basic Human Needs are equivalent to COMMON NEEDS
Characteristics of Human Needs
➢ Universal ➢ Interrelated ➢ One need is related to another need ➢ May be stimulated by internal or external factors ➢ May be deferred (but not indefinitely)
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Why do we study this?
➢ In order to prioritize nursing actions
1. Physiologic needs ➢ Food, maintenance of homeostasis
2. Safety and security
3. Love and belongingness
4. Self-Esteem ➢ Feeling good about one’s self ➢ Two factors affecting Self-esteem o Yourself ▪ Sense of adequacy ▪ Accomplishment o Others ▪ Appreciation ▪ Recognition