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Imogene M. King- Conceptual System and Theory of Goal Attainment
Course: Nursing (RLE70)
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1 | k z e n i t h
Imogene M. King
Conceptual System and Theory of Goal Attainment
• January 30, 1923 in West Point, Iowa
• Died on December 24, 2007
ABOUT THE THEORY
➢ Nursing cares’ goal is to help individuals maintain or
regain health.
➢ Describes a dynamic, interpersonal relationship in
which a person grows and develops to attain certain
life goals.
➢ Factors which affect the attainment of a goal are:
roles, stress, space, and time.
➢ conceptual framework of Interpersonal system had
the greatest influence
MAJOR CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS
Health
• as dynamic life experiences 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
Nursing
• a process of action, reaction, and interaction
whereby nurse and client share information about
their perceptions in the nursing situation
Self
• a composite of thoughts and feelings which
constitute a person's awareness of his/her
individual existence
• A person's self is the sum total of all he/she can call
his/hers
• a system of ideas, attitudes, values, and
commitments.
• person's total subjective environment
• a distinctive center of experience and significance.
• the individual as known to the individual. It is that to
which we refer when we say, 'I'"
MAJOR ASSUMPTIONS
NURSING
• an observable behavior found in the health care
systems in society
• goal of nursing "is to help individuals maintain their
health so they can function in their roles
• an interpersonal process of action, reaction,
interaction, and transaction.
PERSON
• Human-being, Spiritual beings (Individuals)
• Social-being who are rational and sentient.
• ability to: perceive, think, feel, choose, set goals,
select means to achieve goals, and to make
decisions.
HEALTH
• dynamic life experiences 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.
ENVIRONMENT
• the background for human interactions.
• human beings interact with their environment to
• maintain health was essential for nurses.
• Adjustments to life and health are influenced by [an]
individual's interaction with the environment.
3 INTERACTING SYSTEMS
PERSONAL SYSTEM
❖ These are fundamentals in understanding human
being because this refers to how the nurse views
and integrates self based from personal goals and
beliefs.
❖ the most important is perception, because it
influences behavior.