Roy's Coping TheoryIntroductionA person's health is an ongoing process. A change in health or illness can be challenging for a person. As a nurse, our goal is to help the person adapt to the changes and challenges they may encounter. Using Roy's Coping Model, nurses can help understand the demands causing problems, how well the person is adapting to the problems, and help them develop effective coping skills. Roy's Coping Theory Sister Callista Roy developed the Coping Model of Nursing. Roy's adaptation model is one of the most useful conceptual frameworks focused on individual adaptation to a changing environment. Roy views the individual as a set of interdependent biological, psychological and social systems. The individual strives to maintain a balance between these systems and the outside world in order to be able to cope adequately. According to the model, adaptation is defined as the process and outcome in which thinking and feeling people use consciousness to create integration among human beings. perception and their environment. The main concepts of Roy's coping model are person, health, environment and nursing. Roy's model views the person as an open, adaptive system that uses adaptive abilities to cope with stressors and is in constant interaction with a changing environment. The environment consists of stimuli divided into focal, contextual and residual stimuli. Roy defines environment as the set of conditions, circumstances and influences that surround and affect the development and behavior of the person. Health is the process of being and the result of adaptation. In the concept of nursing, Roy's goal is to promote adaptation and contribute to...... middle of paper ......contributes significantly to nursing knowledge. This theory helps many nurses develop effective care plans, using interventions that will help patients adapt to their environment. Using Roy's theory, nurses can help the patient adapt to changes and design an intervention that works best for them. References Juve-Udina, M., Perez, EZ, Padres, NF, Samartino, MG, Garcia , MR, Creus, MC, ... Calvo, CM (March 2014). Basic nursing care: Retrospective evaluation of documented communication and psychosocial interventions by nurses in acute care settings. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 46(1), 65-72. Retrieved from www.ebscohost.comRejeh, N. and Vaismoradi, M. (March 2010). Perspectives and experiences of elective surgery patients regarding pain management. Nursing and Health Sciences, 12(1), 67-73. Taken from www.ebscohost.com