Imogene King Flashcards
Imogene King’s Theory
Goal Attainment
Imogene King’s birth year
1923
Imogene King’s Education
St. John’s Hospital School of Nursing
in St. Louis, Missouri (1946)
St. Louis University
- BS in Nursing Education (1948)
- MS in Nursing (1957)
Teachers College, Columbia
University New York: EdD (1961)
- Postdoctoral study in research
design, statistics, and computers
Expertise
Adult medical-surgical nursing
Experiences
Administer, educationer, practitioner
3 Fundamental Health Needs of Human Being
- Information
- Care for Illness Prevention
- Total care when a person doesn’t have the capacity to care for themselves
Involves the nurse and the patient mutually communicating
information, establishing goals, and taking action to obtain
goals.
Goal Attainment Theory
_________ of Goal Attainment Theory:
Man as a _____ human being whose perceptions of objects, persons, and events influence his behavior, social interaction, and health
Focus
dynamic
Three Interacting Systems of the Theory
Personal - individuals
Interpersonal - groups
Social - system
How nurse views self based on goals and beliefs
Personal System
Concepts of Personal System
Individual perception
Self
Growth and devlopment
Body image
Space
Time
Person’s representation of reality, unique to each individual
Individual Perception
Person’s subjective environment, values, attitude, ideas, and commitment
Self
All changes that occur (cellular, molecular, behavioral)
Growth and development
Way of person perceives their body and the reaction of others to their body
Body image
Immediate physical territory occupied by person and person’s behavior
Space
Order of events and their relationship to each other
Time
How the nurse inter-relates with a patient, particularly in a nurse-patient relationship
Interpersonal System
Concepts of Interpersonal Systems
Interaction
Communication
Transaction
Role
Stress
Any situation wherein the nurse relates and deals with a patient
Interaction
Transmission of information from one person to another
Communication
Interaction between person and environment for goal attainment
Transaction
Expected behaviors of a person in a specific position and to the rules that govern the position and affect interaction between persons
Role
Exchange of energy, either positive or negative, between a person and environment
Stress
How the nurse interacts with co-workers, superiors, subordinates, and client environment
Social Systems
Social system comprises of:
Social roles, behaviors, practices
Concepts of Social System
Organization
Authority
Power
Status
Decision Making
Group of people with similar interests, with roles and positions, achieves organizational goals
Organization
Observable behavior of providing guidance and order
Authority
Able to use resources for goal achievements, how one can influence others
Power
Position occupied by a person in a group, or a group in relation to other orgs; it is accomplished through duties and privileges
Status
Results from developing and acting on perceived choices for goal attainment
Decision Making
Six Characteristics of Man:
Ability to:
1. Perceive
2. Think
3. Feel
4. Choose between alternative course of action
5. Set goals
6. Select means of accomplishing goals
If perceptual accuracy is present in nurse-client interactions, what will occur?
Transaction
Goals will be attained if?
Nurse and client makes transactions
If goals are attained, what will occur?
Satisfaction
