3. BACKGROUND
• Born on 21st Aug 1919 in
Georgia USA.
• • 1942- BSc Nsg from
Nashville Tennessee
• .• Masters in Public health
from Harvard University
Boston in1948.
• Worked at various places in
the US and in 1955 at CMC
Vallore SON .
• Born 14 oct 1939
• BA nursing from Mount St
Mary’s college, Los Angeles
1963 Master degree in
paediatric Nursing at
university of California
in1966
• MA and Phd in Sociology
in 1973
DOROTHY E JOHNSON SR. CALLISTA ROY
4. • In 1968, Johnson first
proposed her model of
nursing care.
• It advocates the fostering
of efficient and effective
behavioral functioning of
the patient to prevent
illness.
• She introduced
Adaptation Nursing as the
basis for an integrated
curriculum with the goal
of nursing to direct
nursing education,
practice and research
DOROTHY E JOHNSON SR. CALLISTA ROY
5. ASSUMPTIONS
• Assumption about the
system.
• Assumption about the
structure.
• Assumption about
functions.
• Philosophical
assumptions
• Scientific assumptions
BEHAVIORAL SYSTEM
MODEL
ROYS ADAPTATION MODEL
6. MAJOR CONCEPTS
• 7 SUBSYSTEMS • System
• Adaptation level
• Adaptation problems
• Sub system
• Stimuli
• Adaptive modes
BEHAVIORAL SYSTEM MODEL ROYS ADAPTATION MODEL
8. METAPARADIGM
• PERSON: Behavioral
system
• ENVIRONMENT:
internal and external
environment
• PERSON: Adaptive
system
• ENVIRONMENT:
internal and external
stimuli
BEHAVIORAL SYSTEM MODEL ROYS ADAPTATION MODEL
9. • HEALTH: Balance and
stability of sub system.
• NURSING: External
regulatory force to
maintain equilibrium.
• HEALTH: State of
adaptation process of
promoting integrity.
• NURSING: Support and
promote patient
adaptation.