A nurse whose practice is most strongly guided by Nightingale's theory would likely incorporate which intervention into the patient's plan of care?

Question

a. Allow the patient to have uninterrupted periods of rest.
b. Assist the patient with activities of daily living (ADLs) and other self-care deficits.
c. Encourage the patient to be as independent as possible.
d. Use installation of faith and hope to encourage the patient.

Answer 1

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For Nightingale, the goal of nursing was to manipulate the environment in order to promote the reparative process. The key environmental elements to be manipulated include fresh air, pure water, warmth, cleanliness, an appropriate diet, and quiet. A good nurse never allowed the patient to be awakened from sleep.
Helping with ADLs would be more appropriate for Orem's self-care deficit theory.
Encouraging independence would be appropriate for Virginia Henderson's complementary supplemental model, in which the goal of nursing is to assist the patient to become as independent as possible.
Installation of faith-hope is a carative factor found in Jean Watson's theory of caring.