History of Roy’s theory of nursing

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History of Roy’s theory of nursing
The Roy’s theory of nursing was developed in the year 1976 by Sister Callista Roy and
helps the nursing professionals by defining and explaining their theoretical frame of nursing. As
per Dobratz (2014), the Roy’s theory of nursing has mentioned that individuals and their
interrelated systems are divided in three aspects such as biological, psychological and social
aspects depending upon which, a balance between inner and outer world is determined. Hence,
the primary goal of this adaptation theory is developing or fostering the successful adaptation
between its internal and external environment (Ursavaş, Karayurt & İşeri, 2014). Further, it was
also mentioned that due to the presence of adaptation, it helps to develop optimal health and
wellbeing and hence, the concept of death, quality life and dignity are determined thorugh the
Roy’s adaptation theory of nursing (Alligood, 2017).
Purpose of Roy’s theory of nursing
As mentioned in the theory of adaptation, it refers to the process and outcomes in which
thinking and feeling of the people working individually or group is determined by assessing the
human behavior to environmental integration (Phillips & Harris, 2014). These adaptations
represents three levels of life processes such as compensation, integration and compromising of
life processes and hence, through these aspects, helps the nursing professionals to develop innate
coping mechanism and thorugh these acquired coping processes, they can develop automatic as
well as unconscious responses (Ursavaş, Karayurt & İşeri, 2014). Hence, the primary purpose of
the Roy’s adaptive model is developing social integrity and flexibility among the healthcare
professionals and develops interdependent relation among each other (Alligood, 2017).