7. FOUR DOMAINS OR MATAPARADIGMS OF THEORY
NURSING
The human relationship between an individual who is
sick, or in need of health services, and a nurse
specially educated to recognize and to respond to the
need for help.
ENVIRONMENT
PEPLAU does not directly address society /
environment.
She does encourage the nurse consider patient
culture when the patient adjustment to hospital
routine.
HEALTH
A word symbol that implies forward moment of
personality and other ongoing human processes in
the direction of creative, constructive, productive,
personal, and community living.
PERSON
A developing organism that tries to reduce anxiety
caused by needs.
10. INTERPERSONAL THEORY & NURSING PROCESS
ASSESSMENT
• Continuous data collection and analysis
• May not be a felt need
ORIENTATION
• Non-continuous data collection
• Felt need
• Definite needs
NURSING DIAGNOSIS & PLANNING
• Mutually set goals
IDENTIFICATION
• Interdependent goal setting
IMPLEMENTATION
• Plans initiated towards achievements of mutually set goals
• May be accomplished by patient, nurse, or significant other
EXPLOITATION
• Patient activity seeking and drawing help
• Patient – initiated
EVALUATION
• Based on mutually expected behaviors
• May led to termination and initiation of new plans
RESOLUTION
• Occurs after other phases are completed successfully
• Leads to termination
