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A Chinese View of the Western Nursing Metaparadigm

Hsueh-Fen Sabrina Kao, PhD, RN

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Francelyn M. Reeder, PhD, RN

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Min-Tao Hsu, PhD, RN

Kaohsiung Medical University

Su-Fen Cheng, PhD, RN

Fooyin University

The purpose of this article is to reveal Chinese-rooted meanings present within the Western nursing metaparadigm and to illustrate some similarities with Rogers’s Science of Unitary Human Beings. Confucian and Taoist beliefs have the potential to illuminate the basic constructs inherent in holistic nursing. The Western nursing metaparadigm of four concepts—person, nursing, health, and environment—was explored through the lens of a Chinese worldview and led to the presentation of a broadened view for an integrated model of nursing. Asian and Western worldviews of human beings and health are not mutually exclusive. The Chinese holistic worldview of Taoism and Confucianism resonates theoretically and cosmically with the dynamic nature of the human-environment mutual relationship basic to Rogers’ unitary view. This strong, theoretical link, when elaborated for its similarities and implications, can broaden the knowledge base to guide contemporary nursing practice, education, and research, particularly relevant for holistic nursing.

Key Words: metaparadigm • holistic • Confucianism • Taoism • Rogers

Journal of Holistic Nursing, Vol. 24, No. 2, 92-101 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0898010105282516
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