NR 501 WEEK 6 Applying Self-Care Deficit Theory

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Application of Self-Care Deficit Theory by Dorothea E. Orem Nursing theories are organized and systematic articulations of statements concerning several issues in nursing. These theories encompass co... ncepts, propositions, definitions and models principally based on assumptions. In addition, nursing theories are significant for identifying patients’ needs, evaluating the patient conditions based on theoretically explained methods, and establishing effective relations and communication with patients. They offer the values that support practice and help to generate further knowledge in nursing. Nurses rely on theories when choosing a model to apply that meets patient’s needs and use them to resolve patients’ problems as well as evaluate the effectiveness of implemented processes. Orem's Self-Care Deficit theory explicitly relates to and influences the quality of patient’s health care. Orem's theory offers fundamental guidelines of nursing pract [Show More]

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