Holism is the epicenter of Ericson, Tomlin, and Swain's theory of modeling and role modeling. A more recent theoretical development in nursing, published in 1983, has been incorporated into many university nursing programs as well as clinical settings (Marriner-Tomey & Alligood, 2006). The theory, although simple in concept, presents a complex combination of other well-known theories in psychology. The theory integrates Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Erik Erickson's Stages of Psychosocial Development, Jean Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory, and Selye and Engle's Stress Response Theory (Marriner-Tomey & Alligood, 2006 ). These theories cover the internal aspect of the person, which Ericson, Tomlin, and Swain found necessary in treating the whole patient. This theory is considered a middle theory, but Peterson and Bredow (2009) argue that it contains the necessary elements to be classified as a grand theory. Peterson and Bredow (2009) assert that the theory can stand alone and that other theories can be derived from role modeling and role modeling theory. Because modeling and role modeling theory incorporates a “metaparadigm” of influences on life and health, it creates an approach to facilitating healing for the whole person (Peterson & Bredow, 2009). In its most fundamental form, theory is put into practice. in two general stages, modeling then role modeling. Modeling can be accomplished by acquiring information about how the patient perceives their health in relation to their life, thereby allowing the nurse to see through the patient's perspective (Campbell, Finch, Allport, Erickson, & Swain , 1985). Once the nurse is aware of the patient's level of understanding of the illness, level of acceptance of the illness, stage of development...... middle of paper ...... odeling. Journal of Multicultural Nursing & Health 8(3)Campbell, J., Finch, D., Allport, C., Erickson, HC, & Swain, MA (1985). A theoretical approach to nursing assessment. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 10(2), 111-115. Marriner-Tomey, A. and Alligood, MR (2006). Nursing theorists and their work. St. Louis, MO: Mosby/Elsevier. Peterson, S.J. and Bredow, T.S. (2009). Modeling and role modeling. In Mid-range theories: Application to nursing research (pp. 235-251). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Sappington, J. and Kelly, J. H. (1996). Modeling and role modeling theory: A case study of holistic care. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 14(2), 130-141. doi:10.1177/089801019601400205Sieloff, CL & Raph, SW (2011). Nursing theory and management. Journal of Nursing Management, 19(8), 979-980. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01334.x