A licensed practical nurse performs many tasks and functions in the course of his or her job. Which aspects of nursing are a reflection of Dorothy Orem's theory of nursing? Select all that apply
A) The nurse identifies a client's stressors and provides interventions to decrease or eliminate the stress level.
B) The nurse provides total care for the client who is comatose since the client cannot meet all of her needs.
C) The nurse provides care to compensate for the client's limitations—the client can bathe everything except her back and legs, so the nurse bathes those parts.
D) The nurse teaches the client with diabetes how to monitor his blood sugars and to use a sliding scale to adjust the amount of insulin and self-administer the insulin.
Ans: B, C, D
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Orem's theory says that the nurse helps clients meet self-care deficits. Answers B, C, and D are examples of the three categories of nursing interventions based upon the model with answer B demonstrating wholly compensatory care, answer C partial compensatory care, and answer D supportive educative care. Answer A is incorrect because it is an example supporting Betty Neuman's theory based upon identifying stressors and providing interventions to decrease or eliminate them.
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