Abstract
The adaptation model by Sister Callista Roy was developed when, as a graduate student, she was challenged to develop a theory for nursing. During that time her studies were supervised by Dorothy Johnson at the University of California. Roy began by conceptualizing the goal of nursing as facilitating the adaptation of persons to their environment. Utilizing research literature dealing with stress and coping she provided the scientific basis for her ideas.
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Dorsey, K., Purcell, S. (1990). Roy’s adaptation model: principles and general applications. In: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3011-8_9
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