General Systems Theory
Who created the general systems Theory?
what other process is the community as a partner model similar to?
What is
Nursing Process
What is the whole purpose of the general systems theory?
what is goal.
Name a type of assessment model.
What is the windshield survey.
How does a boundary compare to a cellular membrane?
What is both are selectively permeable
What is an open system?
What is a healthy system that interacts with its environment and allows for growth, adaptation and interaction.
How can the community as a partner model be used?
A community with a low vaccination rate or high disease prevalence? is provided with free vaccine clinics (primary prevention)
A community with high children gang prevalence can instate community programs, family education, and police involvement
what is a target/focal system?
What is the system being studied at the time.
Which theories influenced the community as a partner model?
What is
Neuman’s systems theory + Selye’s stress adaptation theory
Define Negentropy
using energy to gear toward progress and order in the system
How does negative feedback differ from positive feedback?
What is positive feedback induces change but negative feedback brings the system back to the same level.
What are the partner processes?
Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention
Define equifinality
what is taking a different pathways to reach the same goal.
What are some things that you look at when assessing a community?
Demographics, Physical environment, education, safety and transportation, politics and government, health and social services, communication, economics, recreation
What step in the Input-Throughput- output process are inputs made accessible and processed into a system
Throughput
Which of the following enforces stability and not chaos? Entropy or Negentropy.
What is Negentropy.
Name a type of primary prevention.
Education
What is the ripple effect?
What is one change in one subunit of the system can effect the entire system.
what are the two central factors of the community as a partner model?
Focus on community as a partner
Use of the nursing process
True or False.
The output can re-enter the system as an input
True
Can you give an example of differentiation?
What is adapting in as one progresses in each step of life.
Name a type of tertiary prevention
Treatment and chronic disease management programs
Which type of system is unhealthy?
Closed or Open
What is Closed.
Name the steps of the Community as a Partner Process.
What is Assessment, Analysis, Community Nursing Diagnosis, Plan, Intervention, Evaluation.
What is the term that describes where the system and person are separated and interact
Boundary