A nursing student would like to explore the meaning of spirituality am

A nursing student would like to explore the meaning of spirituality among clients and their response to spiritually centered interventions in nursing practice. The work of which theorist would be most beneficial for this student?

1. Roy
2. Neuman
3. Nightingale
4. Peplau

ANSWER

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Sr. Callista Roy’s work focuses on the increasing complexity of person and environment and the relationship between and among persons, the universe, and what can be considered a supreme being or God. She uses characteristics of “creation spirituality” in her work and philosophy.
Rationale 2: Neuman developed her model based on the individual’s relationship to stress.
Rationale 3: Nightingale’s theory focuses on environmental manipulation.
Rationale 4: Peplau’s centers on the therapeutic relationship between nurse and client.