The nurse is caring for a patient who is actively bleeding. The physician orders blood transfusions. The nurse notes in the chart that the patient is a Jehovah's Witness and informs the patient of the physician's order
The patient states that she is a Jehovah's Witness and does not want blood products. The nurse contacts the physician to tell him that blood cannot be given to this patient and requests alternative treatment. In doing so, the nurse is operating within which of the following theories? a. Leininger's cultural care diversity and universality theory
b. Roy's adaptation theory
c. Watson's philosophy of transpersonal caring
d. Orem's self-care deficit theory
A
The goal of Leininger's theory is to provide the patient with culturally specific nursing care that integrates the patient's cultural traditions, values, and beliefs into the plan of care. The goal of Roy's model is to help the person adapt to changes in physiological needs, self-concept, role function, and relations. Watson's theory believes that the purpose of nursing action is to understand the interrelationship between health, illness, and human behavior. The goal of Orem's theory is to help the patient perform self-care.
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