IMOGENE
KING’S THEORY
OF GOAL
ATTAINMENT
Mr.Sy is 74 yrs married, got admitted in L3
ward of ….. Hospital on 27/03/08 with a
diagnosis of indirect inguinal hernia
underwent herniorrhaphy with prolene mesh
done on 30/03/08.The following areas were
addressed to for gathering data.
 What is the patient’s perception
of the situation?
 What are my perceptions
 Patient says
 I have under gone surgery
 The wound is getting healed
 I have pain
 Iam taking meds. For htn*7yrs.
 I have vision problem
 Patient under went surgery
 Patient has health related problem
 Patient is at risk for infection
 Patient has pain
 Patient may develop htn related
complicatios
 Other information to assist the
patient
 What does this information means
to this situation?
 History
 Identification details
 Present history of illness
 Past health history
 Family history
 Socio-economic status
 Life style Physical examination
 Patient neglected health
 Pt. has pain
 Family h/o hernia
 At risk for infection
 At risk for constipation
 At risk for complications of Htn
 Patient requires health education
regarding health maintenance
 What conclusion does this Patint
makes?
 What conclusion do I make?
 Nursing Diagnosis
 Patint requires management for
his pain
 Patient understands the need
taking care of health risks and
agrees to to work on these aspects
 Based on information
 Acute pain R/T surgical incision
 Risk for infection
 Risk for constipationR/T bed
rest,pain medication,NPO or soft
diet
 Deficiene knowledge regarding
the treatment and home care
 Ineffective health maintenance.
 Nurses goals
 Patient’s goals
 Client will experence improved
comfort as evidenced by
adecrease in the rating of the pain,
ability to rest and sleep
 The client will be free of infection
 The client will have imprved
bowel movement
 Client will acquire adequet
knowledge
 Client will attend health problem
promptly.
 Freedom from pain
 Rapid healing
 Adequate bowel movements
 Acqu
 Are the patient’s goals and
professional goals are conguent?
 What are the priority goals?
 What way the patient perceives as
the best way to achieve goals?
 IMPLEMENTATION
 YES
 Relief of pain
 Freedom from infection
 Adequate bowel movements
 Improvement in knowledge
 Prompt attendance to health
problems
 Working with the the health
professionals
 Gaining knowledge
 Disclosing adequate information
regarding health problrms
 Am I doing what the Pt. and I
have agreed upon?
 How am I carrying out the action?
 When do I carry out the action?
 Why am I carrying out the
actions?
 EVALUATION
 Are my actions helping to achieve
the mutually accepted Goals?
 How well the goals are being
met?
 Patient’s response
 How should the plan be changed
to achieve goals?
 Yes
 On mutually accptable manner to
achieve the goals
 According to priority
 Patient demands nursing care
 YES
 Short goals are met before
discharge. Long term expected to
meet as pt. is motivated to
continue home care
 Patient is satisfied with my action
 Health teaching can be modified
 Involvement of family member in
care of the patient.
Imogene king Goal attainment Theory

Imogene king Goal attainment Theory

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  • 28.
    Mr.Sy is 74yrs married, got admitted in L3 ward of ….. Hospital on 27/03/08 with a diagnosis of indirect inguinal hernia underwent herniorrhaphy with prolene mesh done on 30/03/08.The following areas were addressed to for gathering data.
  • 29.
     What isthe patient’s perception of the situation?  What are my perceptions  Patient says  I have under gone surgery  The wound is getting healed  I have pain  Iam taking meds. For htn*7yrs.  I have vision problem  Patient under went surgery  Patient has health related problem  Patient is at risk for infection  Patient has pain  Patient may develop htn related complicatios
  • 30.
     Other informationto assist the patient  What does this information means to this situation?  History  Identification details  Present history of illness  Past health history  Family history  Socio-economic status  Life style Physical examination  Patient neglected health  Pt. has pain  Family h/o hernia  At risk for infection  At risk for constipation  At risk for complications of Htn  Patient requires health education regarding health maintenance
  • 31.
     What conclusiondoes this Patint makes?  What conclusion do I make?  Nursing Diagnosis  Patint requires management for his pain  Patient understands the need taking care of health risks and agrees to to work on these aspects  Based on information  Acute pain R/T surgical incision  Risk for infection  Risk for constipationR/T bed rest,pain medication,NPO or soft diet  Deficiene knowledge regarding the treatment and home care  Ineffective health maintenance.
  • 32.
     Nurses goals Patient’s goals  Client will experence improved comfort as evidenced by adecrease in the rating of the pain, ability to rest and sleep  The client will be free of infection  The client will have imprved bowel movement  Client will acquire adequet knowledge  Client will attend health problem promptly.  Freedom from pain  Rapid healing  Adequate bowel movements  Acqu
  • 33.
     Are thepatient’s goals and professional goals are conguent?  What are the priority goals?  What way the patient perceives as the best way to achieve goals?  IMPLEMENTATION  YES  Relief of pain  Freedom from infection  Adequate bowel movements  Improvement in knowledge  Prompt attendance to health problems  Working with the the health professionals  Gaining knowledge  Disclosing adequate information regarding health problrms
  • 34.
     Am Idoing what the Pt. and I have agreed upon?  How am I carrying out the action?  When do I carry out the action?  Why am I carrying out the actions?  EVALUATION  Are my actions helping to achieve the mutually accepted Goals?  How well the goals are being met?  Patient’s response  How should the plan be changed to achieve goals?  Yes  On mutually accptable manner to achieve the goals  According to priority  Patient demands nursing care  YES  Short goals are met before discharge. Long term expected to meet as pt. is motivated to continue home care  Patient is satisfied with my action  Health teaching can be modified  Involvement of family member in care of the patient.