Imogene King's Theory of Goal Attainment PDF

o Imogene King’s theory was about patients and nurses working together to mutually set goals that were achievable by the patient to help them attain and maintain health. o The key to her theory is that the goals have to be set mutually, the patient had to be involved in his or her care, a...

o Imogene King’s theory was about patients and nurses working together to mutually set goals that were achievable by the patient to help them attain and maintain health. o The key to her theory is that the goals have to be set mutually, the patient had to be involved in his or her care, and that the nurse patient relationship was crucial to have. o King was able to do this by the three integrated working systems--Persons, interpersonal relationships, and social contexts)(Clarke et al, 2009). vTheory describes a dynamic, interpersonal relationship in which a person grows and develops to attain certain life goals. vFactors which affects the attainment of goal are: roles, stress, space and time  System Levels o Personal system is when the nurse focuses on what are the patient’s perceptions o Interpersonal system is discovering the patient’s role and possible stressors o Social system is used to help determine what influences the patient to make decisions --(Chitty and Black, 2011). King’s Ideas Clear communication is essential between the nurse and patient King discusses the progression of progression of relationship building from perception, judgment, action, reaction, and interaction King understood the importance of monitoring the progress of reaching the patient’s goals  Perception The concepts that provide   Self foundational knowledge that  Growth & development contributes to  Body image understanding individuals  Space as personal systems:  Time   Communication Concepts critical to  Interaction understand interactions  Role between individuals  Stress  Stressors as interpersonal systems:  Transaction   Organization Concepts that are useful to  Authority understand interactions  Power within social system &  Status between social & personal  Decision making system are: NURSING PARADIGM  1. Human being /person  Human being or person refers to social being who are rational and sentient.  Person has ability to:  perceive  think  feel  choose  set goals  select means to achieve goals &  to make decision ENVIRONMENT  Environment is the background for human interactions.  It involves:  Internal environment: transforms energy to enable person to adjust to continuous external environmental changes.  External environment: involves formal & informal organizations. Nurse is a part of the patient’s environment. HEALTH  Health involves dynamic life experiences of a human being, which implies continuous adjustment to stressors in the internal & external environment through optimum use of one’s resources to achieve maximum potential for daily living. NURSING a process of action, reaction & interaction by which nurse & client share information about their perceptions in nursing situation.