MARTHA E.

ROGERS
1914-1994

The Science of Unitary Human Beings.

The Concept that Human Beings are one with their
environment.

Presented by Venus Johnston and Tammie McDaniel

BIOGRAPHY
 MARTHA E ROGERS

 Family
 Need for knowledge
 Life long learner
 Bed side nursing
 Public Health Nursing
 MARTHA’S MOTIVATION

 Motivation-started at birth.
 “What do we need to know in order to serve people?”
 The need for knowledgeable nurses
 First introduced in 1970
 PHILOSOPHY INFLUENCE

The need for knowledgeable nurses.

 EDUCATION

 Educators
 The body of knowledge.
 NYU days
 MARTHA’S THEORY

This is not a Theory

“Unitary Human Beings”
 THE ROGERIAN THEORY

It is based on 4 major postulates and 3 major principles.

The Postulates
 Energy Field

 Pattern

 Openness

 Pandimensionality
 THE ROGERIAN THEORY

The 3 Major Principles of Homeodynamics

 Resonancy

 Helicy

 Integrality
 UTILIZATION & EXPANSION
OF MARTHA’S WORK

Coroselli and Barrett

Newman & Parse
Butcher’s
Cowling’s
Practice & Education
 THE ROGERIAN THEORY

Practical Application
Understanding Human Experiences
Personal Meaning
Nursing Care
Things we do
 PUTTING IT TOGETHER

 Human beings
 Environment
 Continuous Change
 Core Moral Ideals
 Summary
 CASE STUDY

Susie MoJoe is a 24 year old single mother of a

2 and ½ year old boy, who is admitted to the medical
surgical floor with the diagnosis of an unintentional
opiate overdose. She has a sitter at bedside assigned
by the hospital. She is a one pack per day smoker and
has a long history of opiate abuse. Her drug screen
revealed positive for THC, opiates, and ETOH was
less then 5. On admission day 2, she appears very
anxious and restless. Further assessment reveals that
Susie is concerned about her child, where she is going
to live, the absence of her partner, and what is now
going to happen to her, now that this has occurred.
 CASE STUDY QUESTIONS

1. According to the Rogerian Theory, what

concepts can we utilize to assist Susie MoJoe
in altering her environment to assist her in
starting to heal herself?
2. How would you , as her nurse, apply the
Rogerian Theory in order to provide a non-
hurried, one on one, opportunity to discuss
her perceived problems, given that you have
already altered her environment?
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