A nurse assessing a patient with the adaptive model of health in ...

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A nurse assessing a patient with the adaptive model of health in mind would most likely ask which question as part of an admission database?
 
  a. Does this illness cause problems in your relationships?
  b. How have these symptoms interfered with your daily life?
  c. What impact has this illness had on your usual lifestyle?
  d. What type of support systems do you have to help you?

Question 2

A nurse subscribing to Neuman's system model would explain to a patient that illness is caused by
 
  a. disharmony between the patient and the patient's environment.
  b. disorganization and dysfunction, leading to imbalances in the system.
  c. losing the ability to successfully negotiate differing social roles.
  d. structural disturbances that limit the patient's self-care abilities.

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Answer to Question 1

D
This question would fit with the adaptive model of health, which considers that humans need to adapt constantly to the stresses and demands of their ever-changing lives.
The role performance model of health addresses how illness affects a patient's relationships.
The role performance model of health addresses how illness affects a patient's daily life.
The role performance model of health addresses how illness affects a patient's usual lifestyle.

Answer to Question 2

A
In Neuman's model, the patient is seen as an open system exchanging energy with the environment; disharmony between the two leads to illness.
The idea of disorganization and dysfunction leading to imbalances in the system is a key concept of Johnson's behavioral systems model.
For King, health is the ability to function within social roles; conversely, illness is the lack of this ability.
Structural disturbances interrupt a person's ability for self-care agency, or the ability to perform self-care in Orem's self-care deficit theory.