Fundamentals of Nursing Q 278
The nurse wishes to identify nursing diagnoses for a patient. She can best do this by using a data collection form organized according to: Select all that apply.
A. A body systems model
B. A head-to-toe framework
C. Maslow's hierarchy of needs
D. Gordon's functional health patterns
E. Adaptation Model of Nursing
Correct Answer: C & D
Nursing models produce a holistic database that is useful in identifying nursing rather than medical diagnoses. Body systems and Maslow’s hierarchy is not a nursing model, but it is holistic, so it is acceptable for identifying nursing diagnoses. Gordon’s functional health patterns are a nursing model.
Option A: A body system model is not a nursing model. It is a representation of all the systems of the body in a figurine.
Option B: Head-to-toe framework is not a nursing model, and they are not holistic; they focus on identifying physiological needs or disease.
Option C: Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology comprising a five-tier model of human needs, often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid. From the bottom of the hierarchy upwards, the needs are: physiological (food and clothing), safety (job security), love and belonging needs (friendship), esteem, and self-actualization.
Option D: Gordon’s functional health patterns is a method devised by Marjory Gordon to be used by nurses in the nursing process to provide a more comprehensive nursing assessment of the patient.
Option E: The Adaptation Model of Nursing is a prominent nursing theory aiming to explain or define the provision of nursing science. In her theory, Sister Callista Roy’s model sees the individual as a set of interrelated systems that strives to maintain a balance between various stimuli.