During a home visit of a client with high blood pressure with whom the nurse has developed a strong therapeutic relationship, the nurse learn that the client keeps a large salt shaker near the stove and heavily salts whatever he is cooking
He also keeps a salt shaker on the dinner table and adds more salt when eating. The nurse suggests removing the salt shaker near the stove and only lightly salting food when eating as a way to help reduce the client's sodium intake. This intervention would most likely achieve the goals for assessment associated with which nursing theory?
A) Science of Unitary Beings
B) Health as Expanding Consciousness
C) Roy Adaptation Model
D) Self-care Agency
Ans: B
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The nursing goals for assessment for the theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness are to develop a therapeutic relationship with the family that helps them identify areas for change and to build a story with the family as a means to change a pattern. The nursing goals for assessment for the theory of Science of Unitary Beings are to identify family patterns, which enable nurses to gain understanding and appreciation for the family, and to partner with families to make changes and define outcomes. The nursing goals for assessment for the theory of Roy Adaptation Model are to identify basic health needs and the key roles and relationships within the family and to determine how different stimuli affect the family's ability to adapt to change. The nursing goals for assessment for the theory of Self-care Agency are to identify roles and relationships within the family and to determine the family's ability to respond to critical situations and support each other.
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