A nursing conceptual model grounded in Christian faith
| dc.contributor.author | Miller, Lynda Whitney | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Gallagher, Elaine | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-17T19:22:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-05-17T19:22:47Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 1996 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-05-17 | |
| dc.degree.department | School of Nursing | |
| dc.degree.level | Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Parish nursing is an emerging, innovative practice in faith communities. Christian parish nursing, as defined by the author, is a health promotion ministry, based in churches, the focus of which is preventative and in which faith and health are clearly linked and spiritual care is central. Development of parish nursing's theoretical base has not kept pace with the rapid expansion of its practical and educational programs since the initial project in 1985. The literature provides no evidence that existing nursing conceptual models have been critically evaluated as to their relative utility in, or compatibility with Christian parish nursing, and no particular existing model has yet become identified with the practice. The purpose of this dissertation was to develop a nursing conceptual model clearly grounded in an explicitly biblical Christian world-view. This model is primarily a product of the author's own process, including the personal activities of rational inquiry, intuition, meditation on biblical passages, contemplation, and prayer. Fourteen Christian nurses served as prayer partners in this process. The methodology also included review of literature (The Bible, theology, health/wellness, nursing theory and spiritual care), informal focus groups and interviews (with the national leaders in parish nursing in the U.S.). Twenty reviewers provided critiques of a draft of the model. The four major components of the model are: Person/Parishioner, HeaIth/Shalom-Wholeness, Nurse/Parish Nurse, and Community/Parish. The integrating component is The Triune God. Key concepts include stewardship, ministry, and communion. Underlying premises of this dissertation are that: (a) nurses' theoretical world-views affect nurses' professional actions, and (b) nurses can mutually benefit from the continuing processes of informing and allowing for comparative critiques of one another's models. Although intended primarily for parish nurses, the model may be useful for Christian nurses in other settings. It may also enhance understanding of how faith and health are linked in nursing practice. The model's grounding in Christian faith extends prior nursing theory development work. Its integration of basic Christian tenets and health promotion concepts thus contributes to the theoretical base of, and has implications for, future nursing theory development, practice, education and research. | en_US |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/8129 | |
| dc.language | English | eng |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nursing | en_US |
| dc.subject | Spirituality | en_US |
| dc.title | A nursing conceptual model grounded in Christian faith | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |