Which nursing theorist does not fit the totality paradigm?
a. Jean Watson c. Dorothea Orem
b. Myra Levine d. Sister Callista Roy
A
Jean Watson's theory exemplifies the new worldview of nursing, that which describes, explains, and predicts the phenomena of concern to nursing from a unique and more holistic perspective. In the new worldview, the patient has primacy and the patient-environment interaction is of utmost importance.
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