1. The document outlines Nurse Ramprasad's theory of nursing which views individuals as complex adaptive systems.
2. The theory proposes that individuals have core structures (physiological, psychological, socio-cultural, spiritual, developmental) that are protected by flexible and normal lines of defense against stressors.
3. When stressors penetrate the lines of defense, the individual experiences a reaction. Nursing interventions like primary, secondary and tertiary prevention can strengthen lines of resistance and maintain system stability.