While working on a postoperative unit, the nurse is applying the elements of the self-care theory. The nurse who assists the client to manage or attain self-care in wound management is using the theory developed by:
1. Imogene King
2. Dorothea Orem
3. Virginia Henderson
4. Florence Nightingale
ANS: 2
The goal of Orem's theory is to help the client perform self-care.
The goal of King's theory is to use communication to help the client reestablish positive adapta-tion to the environment.
The goal of Henderson's theory is to work independently with other health care workers assisting the client to gain independence as quickly as possible.
The goal of Nightingale's theory is to facilitate "the body's reparative processes" by manipulating the client's environment.
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