Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1995

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Locsin, Rozzano

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore how professional nurses recognize patterns of patient interaction with the environment. It is postulated that through pattern recognition professional nurses can help interventions toward patient's well-being and health promotion. A qualitative research design employing the method of grounded theory analysis was utilized. The pattern of patient interactions with the environment was Knowing the Patient, a process of recognition that includes Initiating Contact, Gathering Information, Working with the Information, Acting on the Information, and Pattern Recognition. Two psychosocial conditions that appear to influence this process are time with the patient, and nurse's sense of obligation. The results of the study suggest that recognition of patients' patterns facilitate the planning and implementations of nursing actions which effectively promote patient well-being, and health.

Extent

78 p.

Comments

Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.N.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1995.|Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing

Identifier

FADT15142

Format

pdf

Download

Share

COinS