NFDN 1002 ALL 2026 MIDTERM NOTES Nursing Foundations II: Basic Nursing (NorQuest College)
NFDN 1002 MIDTERM NOTES
Unit 1. Topic 1.1 FOUNDATIONS OF BASIC NURSING
NURSING METAPARADIGM •
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Client & Person •
Includes sickness & wellness; interactive relationship between nurse
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Includes biological, psychological, social, & spiritual dimensions
Health •
Ideal state optimal health or total wellbeing.
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Overall health can be affected by psychosocial/spiritual challenges
Environment •
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Internal & external environments
Nursing •
Nursing process
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View of client linked with person’s environment, life, health goals (Thorne, in Potter & Perry, 2019).
SOCIAL JUSTICE u
“……. equitable or fair, distribution of society’s benefits, responsibilities & their consequences….”
u Focuses on positions of social advantage of 1 individual or social group in relation to others in society u Focus on root cause of inequities and how to solve (Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), 2010, p.13). u Addresses - Equity, human rights, democracy, civil rights, capacity building, just institutions, poverty reduction, ethical practices, advocacy etc. (CNA, 2010)