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King 's Conceptual System
Dona Raines
The University of Alabama
Role Transitions for Baccalaureate Nursing
NUR 348-920
Haley Strickland, EdD, RN, CNL
June 21, 2016 King 's Conceptual System
Nursing practice evolves and changes with this rapid-paced technologically advanced world we live in. The theories and frameworks from multiple nurse-theorists, currently and in the past, have set the stepping-stones of how we practice nursing. There are four concepts that are common in nursing theory that impact and actuate nursing practice. These four concepts are the person (patient), the environment, health, and nursing. The nurse theorists usually represent each of these concepts in their theories. The person is the most important concept and
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From these systems and concepts, King developed the Goal Attainment Theory. The Goal Attainment Theory mainly focuses on the Interpersonal System and the interactions, communications, and transactions in the nurse-patient relationship. Within this theory exists the Transaction Process Model, as cited by parker, “the process whereby individuals interact to set goals that result in goal attainment” (p. 238). The core of King’s theory is that the nurse and the patient discuss, set goals and work together to achieve these goals. King also believed that we must help patients maintain their health so they so they can function in their role individually. If nurses with special knowledge and skills communicate appropriate information to clients, mutual goal setting and goal attainment will occur (King, 1981, pp. 61, 149). The final step is documentation in the patient’s …show more content…
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In 2005 Fawcett stated “the metaparadigm of professional nursing incorporates four concepts: human beings, environment, health, and nursing” (as sited in Kearney, 2012, p. 4). This paper discusses my philosophy of nursing by stating my own personal definitions, values, and assumptions regarding each of the above mentioned concepts. My paper concludes with an exemplar from my own nursing practice and how I integrated my nursing philosophy into that particular clinical situation.
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Nursing is a complex profession full of challenges and rewards. To grow as professionals, it is important that nurses know and understand the many theory’s that exists in nursing and respect their impact on the profession. It is essential for nurses to learn from past theorist for nursing to move forward. This paper will correlate the philosophy and values of two nursing theorist with a unique perspective of each concept and define the nursing metaparadigm.
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Our group definition of health showed that health is broad and consists of objective and subjective parts. In contrast, the king’s interaction model (theory of goal attainment), the purpose of nursing is to help people maintain, or restore health by mutually goal setting. Her view towards the concept of health are easy to understand, but difficult to realize because the role of nurses is based on the health needs of patient, family, community and population. The other needs of patient, family and community will be resolve by nurses giving patients referrals or follow-up for care to other professionals. These health needs exclude health disparities and inequities in vulnerable population that nurses serve. Also, these health needs include reciprocal
My philosophy of nursing is based on Erickson’s Theory of Modeling and Role-Modeling, which allows me to incorporate the patients’ needs into my plan of care. In order to have an effective and thorough plan of care, I must take the time to get to know the patient. Once I have built a rapport and trusting relationship, I can help meet the patients’ needs by implementing a plan of care with reachable goals. These reachable goals will be set and agreed upon by the nurse and patient. Not only is it important for the nurse and patient to establish individualized reachable goals, but it is important for the nurse to also have goals. The nurse may have personal and professional goals. My goals are to continually find, propose, and implement ways to make the
Throughout this philosophy paper, I have explored what nursing is based on my personal values and beliefs as it relates to the body of work in nursing. I value the importance of holistic nursing and the care of patients being individualized for them and their family. Also, effectively collaborating among health care professionals to ensure quality care for patients. Additionally, the importance of health promotion as one of the main roles of nurses is being a teacher, since promoting health prevents illness and increases the level of health in clients. These principles will serve as a guide for my personal standards of nursing practice.
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Next, there is person that is to be cared for. A person is someone who needs nursing care. A person is made up of many parts including their mind, spirituality, and their body. The nurse is responsible for caring for all of these parts as considering the whole person is essential to facilitate healing. The nurse may also need to care for the patient’s family and the community. The family being in a healthy emotional state may be what is necessary for the patient’s improvement. Caring for the community can help prevent disease and screen for diseases. Preventing and early detection allows for quicker healing
Parker M. E., & Smith M. C. (2010). Nursing theories and nursing practice (3rd ed.).
Since its establishment as a profession more than a century ago, Nursing has been a source for numerous debates related to its course, methods and development of nursing knowledge. Many nursing definitions and theories have evolved over time. Furthermore it is in a constant process of being redefined.
Nursing theories are actions care that a nurse provides to a patient to prevent a sickness, maintain and promote health. Many of the theorists contribute to a frame work or a blueprint of how nurses should provide care to patients. Many these theories are part of nursing care and most of them they go hand in hand. Nursing theory aims to describe, predict and explain the phenomenon of nursing (Chinn and Jacobs1978).Nursing is apprehensive with laws and principles governing the life processes and functioning of sick or well human beings. Nursing theories are beneficial in understanding the knowledge of nursing and its application (Smith and Liehr, 2008).
King developed the theory of Goal Attainment based on her conceptual system for nursing practice in 1971 (MOSBY). She focused primarily on the ability to function in social roles and the assumption that the “focus of nursing is human beings interacting with their environment, leading to a state of health” (Alligood & Tomey, 2010, p. 292). She questioned the nature of nursing and concluded that “the way in which nurses, in their role, do with and for individuals... differentiates … [the nurse] from other health professionals” (Alligood & Tomey, 2010, p. 291). Using this principle, King observed nurse and patient interactions to design a model depicting theoretical principles which are ...