The Effect of Roy Adaptation Model on the Adaptation Status of Patients after Surgical Intervention

In studies conducted by nurses around the world and in Türkiye, the importance of interventions structured according to models and theories is emphasized in studies in the field of nursing since the use of models and theories in the management of the post-surgical period is limited. It is predicted that nurses can provide holistic care to patients after surgical interventions, with the use of models and theories in nursing care and practices. When the literature on surgical nursing is examined, it has been concluded that the Roy Adaptation Model (RAM) is the most used nursing model in the care and practices of surgical nursing. In this review, it is aimed to examine the effect of the RAM on the new adjustment of patients who underwent different surgical interventions after surgery. Within the scope of examining the compliance status while it was concluded that the nursing diagnoses made in line with the RAM were similar to the surgical patients who had undergone different surgical interventions, it was seen that more positive results were obtained in adapting the individuals to their new situations in the post-surgical period as a result of the care and practices that the nurses would develop for the sick individuals using the RAM. To increase the use of the RAM by clinical nurses in the surgical field, it is important to include it in basic nursing education and to emphasize its effectiveness in practice to increase the use of the model.