A nurse wishes to incorporate Dorothea Orem's theory into practice. Which action by the nurse encompasses this theory?
a. The nurse completes the AM care for a patient.
b. The patient gets dressed with help from the nurse aide.
c. The patient knows his or her own medica-tion dosages and what time they are due.
d. The patient's spouse assumes all respon-sibility for the patient's medications.
B
Dorothea Orem's theory includes the overall theme of self-care. Nursing consists of actions to overcome or prevent self-care limitations or to provide this care for those who are unable to care for themselves. Performing care for the patient or assuming responsibility for the patient's health care management does not put Orem's theory into practice. Knowing medication dosages and the times they are due is a good start for the patient; the next step would be to administer the medi-cations to themself.
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