Self Care Theory In Nursing

The article I have chosen to write on from the selected topics list. All practitioners may be theorists, which means that you are potential theorists. Will be examining my practice and with the input of my colleagues. I have patients that are unable to speak for themselves and as nurses we have to advocate for those without voices. (Dorothea E. Orem) Known as the Self Care Theory, Orem’s vision of health is a state characterized by a wholeness of developed human structures and of bodily and mental functioning. This includes physical all psychological, interpersonal and social aspects of health. Her major assumptions included that people should be self-reliant and responsible for their own care and the care of others in their family. She

Options are given to the family, and it important they are making an informed decision when selecting level of care. This is always reviewed prior to sending an elder to hospital as families have been known to change their mind over time. The art of nursing would implement by professional looking at the patient and family’s “as the big picture”, their relationships and needs.

For instance, in the palliative situation a spouse may want the person to live on past a quality of life, to avoid starting the grieving process. This is acknowledged and if able, addressed. There are also cultural sensitivities to be aware i.e.: The Chinese will not marry in the year of an elder’s death, so they will have repeated IV fluids given. I collaborate by listening and validating the family and patient concerns and together set up a plan of

She states that care is the essence of nursing and the dominant, distinctive and unifying feature. (Madeleine Leininger), states that there can be no cure without caring, but that there may be caring with curing. Health care personnel should work together towards an understanding of care and the values, health beliefs, and life-styles of different cultures. These will form the basis for providing culture – specific care. It will also help strengthen one commit to nursing; based on a nurse-patient relationship, and emphasizing the whole person rather than viewing the patient as a set of