CARMENCITA ABAQUIN’S SELF-PREPARATION THEORY
ASSESSMENT NURSING DIAGNOSIS INFERENCE PLANNING INTERVENTION RATIONALE EVALUATION
Subjective:
Connection to self
Express desire for enhanced acceptance; coping courage; forgiveness of self; hope;joy;love; meaning/purpose in life; satisfying philosophy of life; surrender
Express lack of serenity
Meditation
Connection with Others
Request interactions with significant others/spiritual leaders
Requests forgiveness of others
Connection with Powers Greater than self
Participates in religious activities; prays
Expresses reverence/awe; reports mystical experiences
Objective:
Connection with Others
Provides service to others
Connection with Art, Music, Literature, Nature
Displays creative energy; listens to music; reads spiritual literature; spends time outdoors
Objective: Readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being Ability to experience and integrate meaning and purpose in life through connectedness with self, others, art, music, literature, nature, and/or a power greater than oneself that can be strengthened.
In relation to Abaquin’s theory this nursing diagnosis is very suitable for it because it provided nursing interventions to address multi-dimensional problems of cancer patients. This provides a holistic approach to nursing care. Goal: after 4 days of nursing intervention the patient will be able to:
• Acknowledge the stabilizing and strengthening forces in own life needed for balance and well-being of the whole person
• Identify meaning and purpose in own life that reinforces hope, peace, and contentment
• Verbalize a sense of peace/ contentment and comfort of spirit
• Demonstrate behavior congruent with verbalizations that lend support and strength for daily living Dx:
• Ascertain client’s perception of current state/degree of connectedness and expectations.
• Determine relational values of support systems to one’s spiritual centeredness.