Margaret Newman

Books

Analysis and Evaluation of Nursing Theories. Jacqueline Fawcett. Davis. 1993.

Specific Chapter: 4) Newman's Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness

Contemporary Nursing Knowledge: Analysis and Evaluation of Nursing Models and Theories. Jacqueline Fawcett. 2nd edition. F.A. Davis. 2005.

Specific Chapter: 12) Newman's Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness

A Developing Discipline: Selected Works of Margaret Newman. Margaret Newman. National League for Nursing Press. 1995.

Foundations of Nursing Theory: Contrubtions of 12 Key Theorists. Sage. 1995.

Specific Chapter: 6) Margaret Newman

Giving Voice to What We Know: Margaret Newman's Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness in Nursing Practice, Research, and Education. Edited by Carol Picard and Dorothy Jones. Jones and Bartlett Publishers. [RT-84.5-.N4789-G545-2005]

Health as Expanding Consciousness. Margaret Newman. National League for Nursing Press. 1994.

Contents: 1) Paradigms of Health. 2) Pattern of the Whole. 3) Theory Underlying Expanding Consciousness. 4) Manifestations of Expanding Counsiousness. 5) The Nature of Pattern. 6) A Paradigm of Nursing Science. 7) Practice: Order Out of Chaos. 8) From Old Paradigm to New. 9) Letting Go, Moving On.

Margaret Newman: Health as Expanding Consciousness. Joanne Marchione. Sage. 1993.

Contents: 1) Origin of the Theory. 2) Assumptions of the Theory. 3) Concepts of the Theory. 4) Newman's Theory and Nursing's Paradigm Concepts. 5) Propositions. 6) Overview of Newman's Theory. 7) Evolving the Pattern of the Whole. 8) Framework for Assessing the Pattern of the Whole. 10) Research and Newman's Theory.

Nursing Theories: The Base for Professional Nursing Practice. Julia George. Appleton & Lange. 2002.

Specific Chapter: 22) Margaret Newman

Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice. Marilyn Parker. F.A. Davis. 2001.

Specific Chapter: 16) Health as Expanding Consciousness

Nursing Theories in Practice. Marilyn Parker, editor. National League for Nursing. 1990.

Specific Chapters: Part 6: Newman's Theory of Health. 12) Shifting to Higher Consciousness. 13) Application of Newman's Theory of Health: Pattern Recognition as Nursing Practice. 14) The Gift: Applying Newman's Theory of Health in Nursing Practice.

Nursing Theorists and Their Work. Ann Marriner Tomey and Martha Raile Alligood. Mosby. 2002.

Specific Chapter: 31) Margaret A. Newman: Model of Health

Nursing Theory: Utilization and Application. Martha Raile Alligood and Ann Marriner Tomey. Mosby. 2002.

Specific Chapter: 20) newman's Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness in Nursing Practice

Understanding the Work of Nurse Theorists: A Creative Begining. Kathleen Sitzman and Lisa Wright Eichelberger. Jones and Bartlett. 2004.

Specific Chapter: 17) Margaret Newman's Health as Expanding Consciousness

Videos

Margaret Newman 'Health as Expanding Consciousness'. [1 video]. Athens, OH: Fuld Institute for Technology in Nursing Education, 1988. 44 minutes. (The Nurse Theorists--Portraits of Excellence series).

Synopsis: The principles of consciousness, movement, and time-space; the meaning of life and health as found in the evolving process of expanding consciousness.

Journal Articles

Exploring underlying life patterns of women with multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis: comparison with NANDA dimensions. Neill J. Nursing Science Quarterly. 18(4): 344-352, 2005 Oct.

Partnering of researcher and practicing nurses for transformative nursing. Endo E. MIyahara T. Suzuki S. Ohmasa T. Nursing Science Quarterly. 18(2): 138-145, 2005 Apr.

An emerging model of behavior change in women maintaining weight loss. Berry D. Nursing Science Quarterly. 17(3): 242-252, 2004 July.

Nursing praxis within Margaret Newman's theory of health as expanding consciousness. Endo E. Nursing Science Quarterly. 17(2): 110-115, 2004 Apr.

Healing though spirit: The experience of the eternal in the everyday. Perkins JB. Visions: The Journal of Rogerian Nursing Studies. 11(1): 29-42, 2003.

Caring in the human health experience. Newman MA. International Journal for Human Caring. 6(2): 8-11, 2002.

From practice to caring praxis through Newman's theory of health as expanding consciousness: A personal journey. Neill J. International Journal for Human Caring. 6(2): 48-54, 2002.

Inner strength in women dwelling in the world of multiple schlerosis. Koob PB. Roux G. Bush HA. International Journal for Human Caring. 6(2): 20-28, 2002.

Intentionality: A view throught a Rogerian and a Newman lens -- lightly. Zahourek RP. International Journal for Human Caring. 6(2): 29-37, 2002.

Praxix as a mirroring process: teaching psychiatric nursing grounded in Newman's health as expanding consciousness. Picard C. Mariolis T. Nursing Science Quarterly. 15(2): 118-122, 2002 Apr.

Margaret Newman's gift to nursing. Legge L. Nursing Minnesota. 5(12): 8-11, 2000 Dec.

Pattern of expanding consciousness in midlife women: creative movement and the narrative as modes of expression. Picard C. Nursing Science Quarterly. 13(2):150-7, 2000 Apr.

Newman's theory of health applied in family caregiving in Canada. Yamashita M. Nursing Science Quarterly. 12(1):73-9, 1999 Jan.

Practice applications. Therapeutic touch: applying Newman's theoretic approach. Yamashita M. Jensen E. Tall F. Nursing Science Quarterly. 11(2):49-50, 1998 Summer.
Expanding the dialogue on praxis in nursing research and practice. Connor MJ. Nursing Science Quarterly. 11(2):51-5, 1998 Summer.

A commentary on Newman's theory of health as expanding consciousness.Yamashita M. Tall FD. Advances in Nursing Science. 21(1):65-75, 1998 Sep.

A concept analysis of personal transformation. Wade GH. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 28(4):713-9, 1998 Oct.

The theory is the practice: an exemplar. Capasso VA. Clinical Nurse Specialist. 12(6):226-9, 1998 Nov.

Using Margaret A. Newman's theory of health with elderly nursing home residents. Weingourt R. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care: the Journal for Nurse Psychotherapists. 34(3):25-30, 1998 Jul-Sep

Evolution of the theory of health as expanding consciousness. Newman MA. Nursing Science Quarterly. 10(1):22-5, 1997 Spring.

Family caregiving: application of Newman's and Peplau's theories. Yamashita M. Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing. 4(6):401-5, 1997 Dec

A comparison of two nursing models: Allen's developmental health model and Newman's theory of health as expanding consciousness. Ford-Gilboe MV. Nursing Science Quarterly. 7(3):113-8, 1994 Fall.

Health patterns in aging women as expanding consciousness. Schorr JA. Farnham RC. Ervin SM. Advances in Nursing Science. 13(4):52-63, 1991 Jun.

Critical reflective analysis of Parse's and Newman's research methodologies. Ray MA. Nursing Science Quarterly. 3(1):44-6, 1990 Spring

Critical appraisal of developing nursing research methods. Boyd CO. Nursing Science Quarterly. 3(1):42-3, 1990 Spring

Newmans' theory of health as praxis. Newman MA. Nursing Science Quarterly. 3(1): 37-41, 1990 Spring

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