A nurse whose practice is guided by Peplau's theory would judge that care objectives had been met when the patient
a. assists in setting goals that they work together to meet.
b. has mastered all tasks and knowledge needed for self-care.
c. is able to adapt to limitations and alter ways of doing activities of daily living (ADLs).
d. understands the effects of stress in exacerbating illness.
A
Peplau's theory views nursing as an interactive process in which two or more individuals have common goals toward which they work.
Mastering self-care tasks would be more demonstrative of Orem's self-care deficit theory.
The ability to find alternate ways of doing ADLs might be applicable for Roy's adaptation model.
Understanding that stress is related to illness is not specific to any theory.
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