Alcohol Disorders in Military Veterans: An Evaluation with the Roy Adaptation Model

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to evaluate a role for the Roy adaptation model (RAM) for the nursing care of military veterans with alcohol use disorder. Parse’s criteria were used to critique the RAM. The RAM’s humanistic philosophy emphasizes the ability to develop new coping skills and adapt to complex environments. The framework can define physical, emotional, and social responses to stressors faced by veterans. The RAM could guide new research and practice initiatives that optimize the health of military veterans.

Socratic Inquiry, Syllogism, Schematic Cases, and Symbolism

“…Relevant examples have been published about Newman's theory of health as expanding consciousness 40 and Roy's adaptation model. 41 When Stec 40 used the health as expanding consciousness framework to investigate nursing students' clinical reasoning approaches and interactions with patients, she found that students could only gather valuable information from patients after they established a trusting and transformative relationship with them. This study illustrated how a theory could guide students to optimize nurse-patient interactions by respecting others' perspectives.…”

“…This study illustrated how a theory could guide students to optimize nurse-patient interactions by respecting others' perspectives. In another example illustrating the importance of understanding different points of view, Hallihan et al41 used Roy's adaptation model to examine risk factors for alcohol use disorders in military veterans, finding that this population may require unique prevention and treatment plans. These examples illustrate how educators can use nursing theories as a clinically relevant schema for teaching students about symbolism and critical thinking.…”

“…Because many complex steps are involved, faculty should have visual/graphic illustrations available to give students a “road map” for understanding clinical problem-solving approaches 43. Nursing theories, such as the health as expanding consciousness and Roy's adaptation model,40,41 can also provide a structure for this conceptual information.…”

“…42 Because many complex steps are involved, faculty should have visual/graphic illustrations available to give students a "road map" for understanding clinical problem-solving approaches. 43 Nursing theories, such as the health as expanding consciousness and Roy's adaptation model, 40,41 can also provide a structure for this conceptual information. In summary, nursing educators can demonstrate the connections between philosophy and critical thinking and design learning exercises to aid students in ing and reflecting upon their reasoning processes (Table ).…”