The conceptual framework has been designed to unify the approach to the curriculum by serving as a guide for the selection of nursing content, ordering of courses, and sequencing of meaningful learning experiences. The movement through the curriculum has as bi-determinants both content and process components. The four concepts which are central to the content development of the curriculum are person, environment, health, and nursing. The concepts are defined as follows. Person Person incorporates the concepts of learner, self, individuals, families, groups, and communities.
Human beings are unique individuals who have worth, rights, and inherent dignity.
Persons have biological, psychological, social, spiritual, and cultural traits that influence their development. Throughout the life span, individuals exist within a social milieu and encounter forces that have an impact on optimal health and development. Environment Environment is the sum total of all internal and external phenomena and processes that have an impact on people. Environment includes physical, psychological, social, spiritual and cultural elements, as well as the conceptual space in which nursing is called for, initiated, and carried out. Environment also includes the historical, political, and economic conditions through which nursing evolves.