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Martha Rogers
NURSING THEOR

Unitary Human
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Beings
Martha Elizabeth Born May 12, 1914, Dallas,
Rogers Texas USA
Diploma: Knoxville General
Hospital School of Nursing
(1936)
Graduation in Public Health
Nursing: George Peabody
College, 1937
MA: Teacher's college,
Columbia University, New York,
1945
MPH: Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, 1952
Position: Professor at Division of
Nursing, New York University
Unitary Human Beings
THEORETICAL SOURCES
Rogerian’s science emerged from the knowledge
bases of anthropology, psychology, biology, physics,
math and literature

Nightingale’s proposal and statistical data

CONCEPT
S
Energy Field
It is inevitable parts of life. Human and environment both have
energy field which is open i.e. energy can freely flow between
human and environment
 
Universe of Open System
Means that an infinite amount of energies are interacting with
one another

Pattern
Defined as each energy is unique that they change which gives
everything its own identity
 
Pan dimensionality
Includes all energy field in the universe
ASSUMPTI
ON
Nursing
•Is both science and art
•It constantly maintains the energy field which is conducive
for patient
•Nursing action directs the interaction of person and
environment to maximize health potential
 
Health
•Not clearly defined by Roger. It is determined by the
interaction between Energy Fields. i.e. human and
environment
•Bad interaction or misplacing of the energy lead to illness
ASSUMPTI
ASSUMPTI
ON
Environment
ON
• It includes the entire energy field other than a
person
• These energy fields are irreducible, not limited by
space and time, identified by its pattern and
organization

Person
• A unitary human being is open systems which
continuously interact with environment. A person
cannot be viewed as parts, it should be considered
as a whole.
APPLICATION
Practice
•Nursing action is always focusing on unitary human being and change the energy field
between human and environment
•Nursing action include all non-invasive actions such as guided imaginary, humor,
therapeutic touch, music etc. Which are used to increase the potential of human field
•The more importance should be on the management of pain, supportive therapy and
rehabilitation
Education
•Emphasis should be given on the understanding of the patient and self, energy field
and environment
Research
•Rogerian theory has been used in many research works and has always found testable
and applicable in research