A nurse in a rehabilitation unit plans activities of daily living to prevent excessive fatigue, helps the patient dress before the family visits, assists with range of motion, and allows the patient to decide which clothes to wear during the visit
This nurse is best applying which theory to practice?
a. Watson's Theory of Caring
b. Rogers' Theory of Unitary Humans
c. Levine's Theory of Conservation
d. Leininger's Theory of Transcultural Nursing
ANS: C
Correct: Certain parts of all the theories can be applied; however all the constructs of Levine's Model of Conservation are applied, including energy conservation, structural integrity, personal integrity, and social integrity. In this situation, the nurse conserved energy by planning ADLs, conserved structural integrity through ROMs, conserved social integrity by helping patient with appearance during family visits thus improving the milieu for social visits.
Incorrect:
a. Watson's Theory of Caring meets some of the criteria, but all concepts are not applied.
b. The constructs—energy fields, openness, pattern, and organization—in Rogers' Theory of Unitary Humans are not all employed in this example.
d. Leininger's Theory is not applied because no indication of cultural diversity is noted.
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