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Nursing QUESTION #9202
Question 1
In Imogene King's Theory of Goal Attainment, which three interacting systems form the conceptual framework?
  • Individual, Family, Community
  • Personal, Interpersonal, Social✔️
  • Biological, Psychological, Sociological
  • Micro, Meso, Macro
Correct Answer Explanation
Correct Answer: B

King's Conceptual System (1981) consists of three open, dynamic interacting systems:
  1. Personal System: The individual — includes concepts of body image, growth, development, perception, self, space, and time
  2. Interpersonal System: Two or more individuals interacting — includes communication, interaction, role, stress, and transaction
  3. Social System: Larger groups — includes authority, decision-making, organization, power, and status
King's Theory of Goal Attainment (a middle-range theory derived from the framework) focuses on the nurse-patient transaction within the interpersonal system. The transaction leads to goal attainment, which represents health.

Key equation: Perception → Judgment → Action → Reaction → Interaction → Transaction → Goal Attainment