Biomedical subjects

J S Barnfather

Publications and source records attributed to J S Barnfather.

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PubMed1991

Restructuring the role of school nurse in health promotion.

For more than two decades an enduring relationship between years of formal schooling and improved health status has been emerging as noteworthy. School nurses are currently in place to focus more attention on refining how this relationship can be maximized in clinical practice. A brief review of the theoretical framework, modeling and role-modeling, is presented, including application to a case study depicting how the school nurse used theory-driven nursing process for health promotion.

Adult↗

PubMed1989

Evaluation of two assessment techniques for adaptation to stress.

Two conceptual nursing models, Roy's adaptation model and Erickson and Swain's adaptive potential assessment model are explained, and knowledge is identified within these two assessment techniques for adaptation to stress. The purpose is to identify common, noteworthy areas of nursing science as well as areas where further development in nursing knowledge is needed. A case study is used to compare and contrast these models. When assessing adaptation to stress, one similarity between the approaches appears to be a propositional linkage that supports the influence of developmental level on basic need satisfaction. A divergent area between the two models identifies a need for further development in nursing knowledge regarding the adaptive potential status. This includes information pertaining to what an individual can reasonably do or be expected to do when contending with stressors.

Adaptation, Psychological↗

PubMed1989

Construct validity of an aspect of the coping process: potential adaptation to stress.

The focus of this study was to examine construct validity of the Adaptive Potential Assessment Model (APAM). Incorporated within a larger theory and paradigm entitled Modeling and Role-Modeling, APAM depicts three main states, arousal, equilibrium, and impoverishment; each state represents a different potential to mobilize coping resources. Arousal and impoverishment are considered stress states while equilibrium is considered a nonstress state. The sample was young, male students (N = 73) who were experiencing varying degrees of stress. Physiological and psychological data were gathered by utilizing several instruments and clinical assessment techniques. APAM was validated in a healthy population. Discriminant function analysis revealed motor-sensory behavior, fatigue-sadness, hope, and verbal anxiety as useful predictors in determining adaptive potential states. Misclassifications of subjects determined to be at risk by the investigator and not by the mathematical algorithm are considered. The benefits of holistically identifying clients' ability to mobilize coping resources is that nurses can plan intervention more effectively if these categorizations can be consistently verified.

Adaptation, Psychological↗

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Testing a theoretical proposition for modeling and role-modeling: basic need and adaptive potential status.

The purpose of this research was to test the validity of a propositional statement within the Modeling and Role-Modeling theory and paradigm (Erickson, Tomlin, & Swain, 1988). The Adaptive Potential Assessment Model (APAM) is part of a multidimensional assessment strategy used by nurses to determine ability to mobilize coping resources. This study tested the theoretical proposition that basic need satisfaction and adaptive potential status are directly related. Three study hypotheses were deduced from the identified theoretical proposition. A simple linear relationship between basic need satisfaction and adaptive potential status was not supported. Multidimensional representations of the relationships contained important findings. Understanding more about the relationships between basic need status and adaptive potential will contribute to refining this theory for use in practice.

Adaptation, Psychological↗