Nursing model 2
Activity of living model is based on a theoretical framework on activities of daily
living that enable a person to lead a normal life. The model emphasizes on identification of
patient needs by the nurse due to the emerging illness, trauma or hospitalisation. The needs
are the activities that enable them to live normally but they are unable to perform them
independently. The model has main components with which the patients are assessed to
determine their needs and the nursing interventions required. These components include
assessment on: physiological, psychological, social economic, environmental and spiritual
needs. These factors are the ones that determine the quality of living of an individual. Among
the needs within the components are; feeding, communication, environmental safety,
breathing, elimination, hygiene and grooming, body movement, leisure and performance of
duties, regulation of temperature, socialising and proper body image. The nurse uses a
checklist of these components to identify the deficiencies of the client and provide evidence
based holistic care (Pearson, Vaughan and FitzGerald, 2011).
In this model the nurse will assume the total responsibility of meeting all client needs
without missing out some of them. As it involves the proper identification procedure of the
patient inadequacies, the nurse is able to focus and provide holistic care. The model and
method is therefore best in providing nursing services that are in a special unit, private or
specific such as cancer or any other chronic disease (Taylor, 2011). Besides these reasons for
managing the cancer patient, it provides the nurse and support staff with high autonomy and
responsibility to fulfil on the patient health. It usually brings about satisfaction to both the
nurse and the client. It also ensures continuity of care as at every specific time of the day
upon establishment of the client progress. The nurse too can become more observant and
detect any slight changes on the patient condition they are used to (Taylor, 2011).
