An example of this would be incorporating the use of nursing diagnoses into care.

An example of this would be incorporating the use of nursing diagnoses into care.

• A. The Roy Adaptation Model
• B. The King Model of Goal Attainment
• C. Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory
• D. Watson's Caring Theory

Answer: (A)

In the Roy Adaptation Model, the nurse views the person as a dynamic adaptive system facing stimuli that can disrupt or enhance functioning. The nursing process is used to assess responses in four domains—physiologic-physical, self-concept, role function, and interdependence—and to determine whether these responses reflect maladaptation or adaptation. Nursing diagnoses are the labels that capture those adaptive or maladaptive responses and become the basis for planning and implementing care aimed at promoting coping and balance. By identifying how a patient is adapting or failing to adapt, the nurse can select interventions specifically designed to restore or improve the ability to adjust to changes, stressors, or health conditions. The other models center on different focal points. The King model emphasizes goal attainment through nurse–patient interactions, focusing on mutual goals rather than a diagnostic framework as the primary driver of care. Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory concentrates on self-care abilities and deficits, guiding interventions to support or restore self-care, with diagnoses playing a supporting role rather than the driving framework. Watson’s Caring Theory highlights caring relationships and the moral-ethical dimension of nursing, with the caring process as the core focus rather than the systematic use of nursing diagnoses to guide care planning.

In the Roy Adaptation Model, the nurse views the person as a dynamic adaptive system facing stimuli that can disrupt or enhance functioning. The nursing process is used to assess responses in four domains—physiologic-physical, self-concept, role function, and interdependence—and to determine whether these responses reflect maladaptation or adaptation. Nursing diagnoses are the labels that capture those adaptive or maladaptive responses and become the basis for planning and implementing care aimed at promoting coping and balance. By identifying how a patient is adapting or failing to adapt, the nurse can select interventions specifically designed to restore or improve the ability to adjust to changes, stressors, or health conditions.

The other models center on different focal points. The King model emphasizes goal attainment through nurse–patient interactions, focusing on mutual goals rather than a diagnostic framework as the primary driver of care. Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory concentrates on self-care abilities and deficits, guiding interventions to support or restore self-care, with diagnoses playing a supporting role rather than the driving framework. Watson’s Caring Theory highlights caring relationships and the moral-ethical dimension of nursing, with the caring process as the core focus rather than the systematic use of nursing diagnoses to guide care planning.