The major goal of nursing in Roy's adaptation model is to:
a. help an individual adapt and integrate into the larger society
b. promote adaptation and minimize ineffective responses
c. help the individual adapt to maturational crises
d. assist the family in adapting to interpersonal difficulties
B
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A Incorrect. Roy's adaptation model in interested in individual adaptation and integration into the larger society, but this is not the major nursing goal.
B Correct. The goal of nursing is to promote adaptation and minimize ineffective responses.
C Incorrect. Roy's adaptation model is concerned with the individual within the family system, not the individual alone.
D Incorrect. Roy's adaptation model does address assisting the family in adapting to unusual stresses, but this is not the major goal of nursing care.
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