A nurse uses Roy's model to guide nursing care. When using this model, what stimuli would be important for the nurse to assess? (Select all that apply.)
a. Adaptive stimuli: Stimuli the patient knows is beneficial
b. Contextual stimuli: all stimuli in the patient's environment
c. Focal stimuli: what is confronting the patient immediately
d. Residual stimuli: stimuli that is left over from prior experience
e. Transient stimuli: stimuli that is not expected to have a permanent effect
B, C
According to Roy, there are three types of stimuli: focal (what is confronting the patient in the immediate time), contextual (all other stimuli in the environment), and residual (beliefs, attitudes, or traits that have an indeterminate effect on the present situation). Adaptive and transient stimuli are not part of Roy's theory.
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