imogene king

Question 1

this theory states that “Nursing is a process of action, reaction and interaction by which nurse and client share information about their perception in a nursing situation” and “a process of human interactions between nurse and client whereby each perceives the other and the situation, and through communication, they set goals, explore means, and agree on means to achieve goals.”

Answer 1

theory of goal attainment

Question 2

is a process of action, reaction, and interaction whereby nurse and client share information about their perceptions in the nursing situation. The nurse and client share specific goals, problems, and concerns and explore means to achieve a goal.

Answer 2

nursing

Question 3

is a dynamic life experience of a human being, which implies continuous adjustment to stressors in the internal and external environment through optimum use of one’s resources to achieve maximum potential for daily living.

Answer 3

health

Question 4

are social beings who are rational and sentient. Humans communicate their thoughts, actions, customs, and beliefs through language. Persons exhibit common characteristics such as the ability to perceive, to think, to feel, to choose between alternative courses of action, to set goals, to select the means to achieve goals, and to make decisions.

Answer 4

individual

Question 5

is the background for human interactions. It is both external to, and internal to, the individual.

Answer 5

environment

Question 6

defined as a sequence of behaviors involving mental and physical action. The sequence is first mental action to recognize the presenting conditions; then physical action to begin activities related to those conditions; and finally, mental action in an effort to exert control over the situation, combined with physical action seeking to achieve goals

Answer 6

action

Question 7

is not specifically defined but might be considered to be included in the sequence of behaviors described in action.

Answer 7

reaction

Question 8

Interacting Systems of Theory of Goal Attainment

Answer 8

personal systems
interpersonal systems
social systems

Question 9

a composite of thoughts and feelings which constitute a person’s awareness of his individual existence, his conception of who and what he is. A person’s self is the sum total of all he can call his. The self includes, among other things, a system of ideas, attitudes, values, and commitments. The self is a person’s total subjective environment. It is a distinctive center of experience and significance. The self constitutes a person’s inner world as distinguished from the outer world consisting of all other people and things. The self is the individual as known to the individual. It is that to which we refer when we say “I.”

Answer 9

self

Question 10

can be defined as the processes in people’s lives through which they move from a potential for the achievement to the actualization of self.

Answer 10

growth and development

Question 11

as the way one perceives both one’s body and others’ reactions to one’s appearance.

Answer 11

body image

Question 12

includes that space exists in all directions, is the same everywhere, and is defined by the physical area known as “territory” and by the behaviors of those occupying it.

Answer 12

space

Question 13

defined as “a duration between one event and another as uniquely experienced by each human being; it is the relation of one event to another event.”

Answer 13

time

Question 14

are defined as the observable behaviors of two or more individuals in mutual presence.

Answer 14

interactions

Question 15

as “a process whereby information is given from one person to another either directly in a face-to-face meeting or indirectly through telephone, television, or the written word.”

Answer 15

communication

Question 16

as “a process of interactions in which human beings communicate with the environment to achieve goals that are valued… goal-directed human behaviors.

Answer 16

transactions

Question 17

include reciprocity in that a person may be a giver at one time and a taker at another time, with a relationship between two or more individuals who are functioning in two or more roles that learned, social, complex, and situational.

Answer 17

role

Question 18

“a dynamic state whereby a human being interacts with the environment to maintain balance for growth, development, and performance, which involves an exchange of energy and information between the person and the environment for regulation and control of stressors.”

Answer 18

stress

Question 19

is the capacity to use resources in organizations to achieve goals… is the process whereby one or more persons influence other persons in a situation… is the capacity or ability of a person or a group to achieve goals… occurs in all aspects of life and each person has potential power determined by individual resources and the environmental forces encountered. Power is a social force that organizes and maintains society. Power is the ability to use and to mobilize resources to achieve goals.

Answer 19

power

Question 20

“the position of an individual in a group or a group in relation to other groups in an organization” and is identified that status is accompanied by “privileges, duties, and obligation.”

Answer 20

status

Question 21

a dynamic and systematic process by which goal-directed choice of perceived alternatives is made and acted upon by individuals or groups to answer a question and attain a goal”

Answer 21

decision making