NSE 11A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Systems Theory, Metalanguage, Stressor
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Discuss how nursing might incorporate systems theory in nursing practice. Forms the contextual underpinning for the study of contemporary professional nursing. Begins with the idea that every person is different from and greater than the sum of his or her parts dynamics. Provides a solid foundation for understanding the nature of communication and group. Everything within the health care system is interrelated and interdependent. Collaboration and teamwork provider relationships, family relationships, continuity of care and newly redefined system linkages between education, service, and research are best interpreted within a systems framework. Who has defined health system as organizations, people and actions whose primary intent is to promote, restore or maintain health . Meta-language which can be used to talk about the subject matter of many different fields . Adaptive system models help hcp to understand how the interrelationship among different parts contribute to overall functioning. It helps nurses collaborate effectively with other disciplines.