Theoretical Application

Theoretical Application Assignment Essay Questions Directions: Use this form and fill in your responses. Your responses must be thoughtful and address all aspects of the question.  You must use scholarly references such as the text book or reputable web sites; you may not use the PowerPoints as references. Correct APA, in-text citations and references must be used. Review the Rubric to ascertain point weight for required items. 1.       Using Roy’s Adaptation Model (RAM) a.       Define Health b.       Define Humans c.       Define Environment d.       Define Stressors Mrs. Field is a diabetic, overweight, hypertensive and obese. She is non-compliant with her Dr’s instructions because she is not willing to make the life style changes that the Dr outlined. Mrs. Field woke up in the morning and could not move her right hand and had difficulty speaking. She was brought to the hospital by ambulance. After being seen by the physician, she was diagnosed with a stroke. 2.       Using the above scenario and Roy’s RAM, answer the following questions. a.       Identify the Focal Stimuli in this example? Explain. b.       Identify the Contextual Stimuli? Explain. Mr. Smith is a 34 year old male. He is married and has two children. Mr. Smith is a safe driver, wears his seatbelt and expects his children and wife to wear seatbelts when in the car. On his way to work, Mr. Smith had a blow-out of his front tire resulting in his loss of control and running into a tree. He was brought to the Emergency Department and found to have lacerations, two needing sutures. Mr. Smith was treated and released home. As Mr. Smith prided himself on driving safely, he was very upset about the accident. He and his wife sat together to evaluate how to prevent this from happening again. The Smiths decided that as part of their maintenance plan they would have all the tires on their vehicles checked now and monthly. 3.       Using the above scenario and Neuman’s Systems Model (NSM) a.       Which aspect of the scenario outlines Primary Prevention b.       Which aspect of the scenario outlines Secondary Prevention/Intervention c.       Which aspect of the scenario outlines Tertiary Prevention/Intervention   4.       What are Nightingale’s four major assumptions? List and explain. 1. 2. 3. 4.       Jane Doe is a 35-year-old female who recently had a left above the knee amputation following a motor vehicle accident.  Her wound became infected and will require several weeks of antibiotic therapy to heal.  She is in severe pain from the infection.  Jane Doe lives alone and does not have anyone to help her. She has not been able to adequately preform personal hygiene and has not been able to clean her home. Jane Doe is a very meticulous person about her personal hygiene and the cleanliness of her home. Her inability to maintain her personal standards is making her very depressed. 5.       Using the above scenario, chose two of Nightingale Major Assumptions and make a compelling argument on why you think that they fit with Jane Doe’s situation and needs.    Theoretical Application Assignment Criteria Possible Points Points Earned Comments 1. Roy’s Adaptation Model (RAM); adequately defines all four designated concepts. 20       2. Using RAM, identify and explains both listed stimuli. 10       3. Using the scenario and NSM, outlines Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Prevention. 15       4. List Nightingale’s four major assumptions and explains. 20       5.  Use the scenario to make a compelling argument for two of Nightingale’s Major Assumptions. 20     Use complete sentences, correct grammar, tenses, and sentence structure. 5     Correct in-text citation with author & year. 5     Correct reference, including alphabetized, and hanging indent. 5     Five points are deducted for every day late.       Total Points deducted       Total points   100