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BOX 15-1 Propositions Within King’s Theory of Goal Attainment
1. If perceptual congruence (PC) is present in nurse- 6. If role expectations and role performance as
client interactions (I), transactions (T) will occur. perceived by nurse and client are congruent
PC(I)  → T (RCN), transactions (T) will occur.
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2. If nurse and client make transactions (T), goals RCN  → T
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will be attained (GA). 7. If role conflict (RC) is experienced by nurse
T  → GA and client or both, stress (ST) in nurse-client
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3. If goals are attained (GA), satisfactions (S) will interactions (I) will occur.
occur. RC(I)  → ST
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GA  → S 8. If nurses with special knowledge and skills com-
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4. If goals are attained (GA), effective nursing care municate (CM) appropriate information to cli-
(NC e ) will occur. ents, mutual goal setting (T) and goal attainment
GA  → NC e (GA) will occur. [Mutual goal setting is a step in
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5. If transactions (T) are made in nurse-client inter- transaction and thus has been diagrammed as a
actions (I), growth and development (GD) will transaction.]
be enhanced. CM  → T  → GA
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(I)T  → GD
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From Austin, J. K., & Champion, V. L. (1983). King’s theory of nursing: Explication and evaluation. In P. L. Chinn (Ed.), Advances in nursing theory development
(p. 55). Rockville, (MD): Aspen.

PA T GA S NC e GD RCN RC ST CM
PA ? ? ? ?
T ? ? ?

GA ? ?

S ? ? ? ?

? ? ?
NC e
GD ? ?
RCN ? ? ?

RC ?

ST ?
CM
FIGURE 15-3 Relationship table. CM, Communicate; GA, goals attained; GD, growth and develop-
ment; NC e effective nursing care; PC, Perceptional Congruence; RC, role conflict; RCN, role congruency;
S, satisfactions; ST, stress; T, transactions. (From Austin, J. K., & Champion, V. L. [1983]. King’s theory
for nursing: Explication and evaluation. In P. L. Chinn [Ed.], Advances in theory development [p. 58].
Rockville, (MD): Aspen.)