Imogene King Flashcards
What did Imogene King developed?
CONCEPTUAL SYSTEM &
THEORY OF GOAL ATTAINMENT
In Imogene King’s view, what is the goal of nursing care?
to help individuals maintain or regain health.
To achieve this outcome of maintaining or regaining health, what must nurses and clients should do?
engage in interactions of verbal and nonverbal communication where information is exchanged and interpreted.
Where did Imogene King based her conceptual view of nursing?
on Von Bertanlanffy’s general systems theory
How did Imogene King defined a system?
It is a set of components linked by communication
(True or False) Imogene King made an outline called conceptual system.
True
It is made up of individuals and include the client and nurse functioning as a total system.
Personal System
In personal system, an individual is describes as?
as a Unified being
(True or False) In personal system, Imogene King views the concept of perception as the process of organizing, interpreting, and transforming information from sensory data and memory.
True
It is the most important element within the personal system.
Perception
Consists of groups or individuals interacting with one another.
Interpersonal System
(True or False) The more individual
involved, the less complex the system becomes.
False.
The more individual involved, the more complex the system becomes.
What occur in concrete situations where human
beings are actively participating and moving toward the achievement of a goal.
Interaction
It is the process of interacting where humans
communicate with others and the environment for the purpose of achieving goals that they value.
Transaction
It is the processing of information where a
change occurs from one state to another.
Communication
It is an energy response of a person to specific
people, objects, or events that can be perceived as
positive or negative stressors.
Stress
Are groups of people within a community
or society who share common goals, interests, and
values.
Social System
(True or False) A social system has organized boundaries, including roles, behaviors, and practices. A social system can be a family, school, or coworkers
True
It is the power to make decisions directing the
actions of human beings.
Authority
It is the ability to use resources to achieve goals and it is having influence over others in situations.
Power
It is the position of a person or a group relative to
other groups in an organization. It is related to who you are, what you do, who you know, and what you have achieved.
Status
(True or False) Imogene King believed that the interactions between the patient and the nurse led to transaction that resulted in goal attainment and enhanced growth and development of clients.
True
What are the factors that affect the attainment of goals?
Roles, Stress, Space, and Time
(True or false) If the goals and the means to achieve them are mutually agreed upon by nurses and patients, goals will be achieve. Outcome indicate effective nursing care.
True
It is a goal-seeking system where the performance of roles and responsibilities assists human beings to attain, maintain and restore health.
Nursing
What is the focus of nursing?
Human beings and their actions
It is a series of actions, reactions and interactions where the nurse and client exchange information and perceptions and set goals and determine the means to achieve the goals.
Nursing
Are open, social beings who are unique, rational, sentient and capable of making decisions.
Person
Have the ability to perceive, think, feel, choose, and set goals and select means to achieve goals.
Person
Is the dynamic life experiences of human being, which calls for the continuous adjustment to stressors in the internal and external environments causing the optimum use of one’s resources to achieve maximum potential for daily living.
Health
It is the background for human interactions and it involves internal and external components.
Environment
Set of behaviors
Roles
processing of information
Communication
process of interacting where humans communicate with others
Transaction
It is said to have the greatest influence on the development of the theory
Interpersonal System
The factors that affect the attainment of goals…
roles, stress, space, and time.
transforms energy to enable humans to adjust to continuous external changes.
Internal environment
involves formal and informal organizations and is a source of stress and continuous changes
External Environment
