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Theory of Health as
Expanding
Consciousness
Margaret Newman

Margaret Newman
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Born on October 10, 1933 in Memphis, Tennessee
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Bachelor’s degree: Home Economics and English &
Nursing
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Master's Degree: Medical-Surgical Nursing
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PhD: Nursing Science and Rehabilitation Nursing
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Her theory was influenced by her mother' struggle
with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
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1978, at a Nursing conference in New York, Newman
introduced the Theory of Health as Expanding
Consciousness (HEC)

Theory of Health as Expanding
Consciousness
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HEC is not focused on treating the symptoms
of the disease but to further understand the
individual’s pattern and how they choose to
move forward.
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All humans can expand their level of
consciousness by deriving meaning from their
patterns of interaction with the environment.

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This discovery leads to new levels of
understanding, which ultimately highlights the
purpose of their life.
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Focuses on nurses providing a caring,
authentic presence and providing care in a
way that facilitates the client in discovering
their patterns of consciousness.

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