Imogene King's Goal Attainment Theory PDF

Imogene King (Goal attainment theory) Background born in 1923 Bachelor in science of nursing from St. Louis University in 1948 Master of science in nursing from St. Louis University in 1957 Doctorate from Teacher’s college, Colu...

Imogene King (Goal attainment theory) Background born in 1923 Bachelor in science of nursing from St. Louis University in 1948 Master of science in nursing from St. Louis University in 1957 Doctorate from Teacher’s college, Columbia University. Theory describes a dynamic, interpersonal relationship in which a person grows and develops to attain certain life goals. Factors which affects the attainment of goal are:  Roles  Stress  Space  Time KING’S OPEN SYSTEM FRAMEWORK Nursing Focus is the care of human being Nursing Goal is the health of the individual and health care for the group Human Beings are open system in constant interaction with the environment. Assumptions The basic assumption of Nursing Process is that the nurse and patient communicate information, set mutual goal, and act to achieve these goals. Each human being perceives the world as a total person in making transaction with individual and things in the environment. NURSE PATIENT TRANSACTION MODEL Action is a means of behavior or activities that are towards the accomplishments of certain act. It is both physical and mental. Reaction - is a form of reacting or a response to a certain stimuli. Interaction - is any situation wherein the nurse relates and deals with a clientele or patient. Transaction - is a unique observable in which human being communicate with the environment. King’s Goal attainment metaparadigm Person − existing in an open system who makes choices and select alternative action. Health − continuous adjustment to stress in the internal and external environment. Environment − process of balance involving internal and external interactions inside the social system. Nursing − an observable behavior found in the health care systems in society”. The goal of nursing “is to help individuals maintain their health so they can function in their roles”. Significance of the theory Nursing Practice − Individualized the plans of care while encouraging active participation from clients − The profession of nursing function through individuals and groups within the environment. Education − It is used in curriculum design in nursing programs − It provides a systematic means of viewing nursing as profession, an organized body of knowledge and clarifying nursing as discipline. Research − It is design and conducted to implement this system in hospital, ambulatory, community and home care nursing. Analysis of the theory Clarity − Theory of Goal Attainment is the ease with which it can be understood by nurses. Concepts are concretely defined and illustrated Simplicity − King’s definitions are clear and are conceptually derived from research literature. Generality  − It has been criticized for having limited application in areas of nursing in which patients are unable to interact competentl y with the nurse. Accessibility − descriptive study was conducted to identify the characteristics of transaction and whether nurses made transactions with patients Importance − middle-range Theory of Goal Attainment focused on all aspects of the nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The body of literature clearly establishes King’s work as important for knowledge building in the discipline of nursing