Third Domain Of Metaparadigm

The third domain of metaparadigm is health. Health is defined as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being”, by the perception of the client across the life span (Fawcett, J., 1984). The misconception of health that it only involves being disease-free. Health involves one's fitness as well as the correct nourishment of the mind. Nurses can also promote healthy living by improving their patients' condition and well-being. I strongly believe that an individual's physical body cannot reach its optimal health unless their emotional and spiritual state is being fully nurtured as well. Many patients, unfortunately, only seek medical attention when an onset of an illness erupts. On a general note, few of the main reasons why nurses

Another example of promoting health education is by providing patients who are leaving the hospital with sufficient information about their illness and how to properly care for themselves in order to enhance their health. The last domain of the metaparadigm is nursing. Nursing is not merely a job; it becomes a part of our daily living. Our decision making process, our values, how we think, it is all intertwined within nursing. The quality of nursing care can help achieve the best result in patient outcome. A nurse's quality of care can provide patients with a positive healing environment. A nurse's part can vary greatly from performing a complicated procedure to simply holding a patient's hand to provide comfort. A nurse must be able to have various characteristics such as being compassionate, knowledgeable, skillful, open minded and most importantly, a mediator. As previously mentioned, nurses are also educators. They educate patients as well as their support system in order to promote healthy lifestyles and continuation of proper

All the theorists relate their philosophy to clinical practice. One of the theorists that I based my personal nursing philosophical belief on is Eugenie Hilderbrandt's theory of Empowerment. The concept of her theory focuses on patients' empowerment. Hilderbrandt's theory entails that patient feel most empowered when they have enough knowledge and are given the opportunity to be in control of their own life and to be able to make their own decisions. She emphasizes on the fact that a patient can make their own decisions only if they recognize the need for self-change. Moreover, Hildebrandt’s theory promotes an approach to involve communities just as well as individuals. I strongly agree with this theory because as a health care provider, I want my patients to advocate for themselves. On the second note, nurses should promote health to individuals as well as to communities while providing a holistic approach. Hilderbrandt's theory covers the four domains of metaparadigm. She identified the person as members of the community as well as individuals. She identified environment as the community itself. She identified health as any health issues occurring or erupting within the community and lastly, she identified nursing goals as the empowering members of the community to be