A thoroughly revised and updated text, this definitive new edition reflects the latest advances in the popular Roy Adaptation Model, one of the most widely implemented nursing theories. Compact and consistent, the second edition of THE ROY ADAPTATION MODEL focuses on the essentials of nursing practice and theory while integrating the conceptual framework of the Model into contemporary practice.FEATURES: Standardized, NANDA nursing diagnoses used consistentlyRelates developments in the Roy Model to recent changes in health care deliveryIncludes new case studies in all adaptive mode chaptersHighlights methods of incorporating nursing theory into patient careApplies the Roy Model to both groups and individuals.