Sister Calista Roy(adaptation model)

By: Ara Joshelie May N Fajardo

BIOGRAPHY

Sr.Callista Roy, a prominent nurse theorist, writer, lecturer, researcher and teacherProfessor and Nurse Theorist at the Boston College of Nursing in Chestnut HillBorn at Los Angeles on October 14, 1939 as the 2nd child of Mr. and Mrs. Fabien Royshe earned a Bachelor of Arts with a major in nursing from Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles in 1963.a master's degree program in pediatric nursing at the University of California ,Los Angeles in 1966.

THEORY

AdaptationRoy's theory defines adaptation as the process by which an individual or group makes conscious choices to cope with his or her situation. Adaptive responses increase people's ability to cope, and to achieve goals including survival, growth, mastery of their lives and "personal and environmental transformation." Successful adaptation integrates a bad situation into an individual's life, or at least helps compensate for the problem.

Coping MechanismsRegulator-a major coping process involving the neural , chemical and endocrine systems.Cognator-is a major coping process involving four cognitiveemotive channels : perceptual and information processing , learning , judgement and emotion.

Nursing: The 4 Modes

• The physical mode- which covers basic needs, such as eating, sleeping and protecting the body.

• Self-concept group identity mode- which refers to an individual's beliefs and feelings about him or herself.

• Role function mode- which involves the perception of where the individual fits in the social network, how he or she relates to other people and should behave toward them.

• Interdependence mode- which refers to the personal relationships he or she has with friends, family and life partners.

Types of StimuliFocalContextualResidual

METAPARADIGM

Health “a state and a process of being

and becoming integrated and a whole person. It is a reflection of adaptation, that is, the interaction of the person and the environment

Nursing Acts to enhance the

interaction of the person with the environment to promote adaptation A science and practice that expands adaptive abilities and enhances person and environmental transformation.

Environment

Includes all the conditions, circumstances, and influences surrounding and affecting the development and behaviors of the person. Stimuli include can be categorized as focal, contextual and residual. Internal and External

Person

Humans are holistic, adaptive systems A whole with the parts that function in unity for some purpose Not limited to just the individual can include; groups, families, organizations, communities, and society as a whole