Betty Neuman's Model In Everyday Practice Of The Framework Of Patient Assessment

Betty Neuman’s model can be used in daily practice of the framework of patient assessment. This theory can be used in assessing the disease process looking at key concepts such as stressors, system stability and prevention. One disease process that this theory can be observed in assessment easily is ulcers. When a patient has stomach pain and may be at risk for an ulcer an assessment can begin by acquiring about the stress a person is experiencing whether internal, interpersonal (close proximity external), or extrapersonal (distant proximity). The process then continues as the line of defense is permeated, prompting a responses in the internal body environment. The nurse can then utilize all resources to fall into the intervention phase.