Nursing theories and ethical principles form the basis of nursing research, education
and practice (Fowler, 2016). This article will discuss the relationship between a phenomenon
of interest (POI) and the nursing metaparadigm. The phenomenon of interest describes a
scientifically interesting event or fact susceptible to scientific explanation and description.
The POI of interest, in this case, is patient education on prevention strategies of preeclampsia.
Therefore, this paper will discuss the relationship between the chosen POI and the various
nursing theories, including the grand nursing theory, the middle-range theory, and the
complexity theory. Understanding the relationship between the nursing metaparadigm and
patient education on ways to prevent preeclampsia would help in the development of
evidence-based teaching practices.
Nursing Metaparadigm Relationship to POI
Chosen POI
Preeclampsia is a disorder that is superimposed to maternal nephropathy or
hypertension and is characterized by proteinuria or hypertension in pregnant women
commonly beyond twenty weeks of pregnancy. About two to five per cent of women are
affected by preeclampsia, with a prevalence of between ten to eighteen per cent in developing
countries (Maia et al. 2012). The condition is a primary cause for prenatal, and maternal
morbidity and mortality. It can be categorized as either early or late-onset, which represent
different forms of diseases. Early-onset preeclampsia is characterized by severe neonatal and
maternal outcomes, fetal growth restriction, and unusual umbilical and uterine artery Doppler
waveforms (Maia et al. 2012). Unlike the early-onset preeclampsia, the late-onset is
characterized by reduced rates of fetal involvement and milder maternal diseases. Besides,
late-onset preeclampsia exhibits favourable prenatal outcomes.
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