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Enhancing function in life transitions and serious illness

J Fawcett1, L Tulman, N Samarel

  • 1University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, USA.

Advanced Practice Nursing Quarterly
|January 1, 1995
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This study explores nursing

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Science
  • Health Sciences
  • Rehabilitation

Background:

  • Function is a key concept in nursing.
  • Understanding functional ability and status is crucial for patient care.
  • Existing conceptual models guide nursing practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define and differentiate functional ability and functional status.
  • To examine function within three nursing conceptual models.
  • To outline a comprehensive approach to function assessment.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of function.
  • Review of three nursing conceptual models.
  • Identification of factors influencing function.

Main Results:

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  • Functional ability is capacity; functional status is performance.
  • Assessment must include instrumental and expressive aspects.
  • Internal, external, and cultural factors impact function.

Conclusions:

  • Nursing interventions aim to optimize an individual's highest possible level of function.
  • A holistic approach to function assessment is necessary.
  • Understanding function is central to effective nursing care.