Summary
5 elements - person, goal of nursing, nursing activities, health and environment
Persons are viewed as living adaptive systems whose behaviours may be classified as adaptive responses or ineffective responses.
These behaviors are derived from regulator and cognator mechanisms.
These mechanisms work with in 4 adaptive modes.
The goal of nursing is to promote adaptive responses in relation to 4 adaptive modes, using information about person’s adaptation level, and various stimuli.
Nursing activities involve manipulation of these stimuli to promote adaptive responses.
Health is a process of becoming integrated and able to meet goals of survival, growth, reproduction, and mastery.
The environment consists of person’s internal and external stimuli.