A nursing unit subscribes to Orem's theory as an overarching conceptual framework for nursing care. A nurse on that unit would most likely include which intervention in a patient's plan of care?
a. Address all questions and concerns to the eldest male relative present.
b. Assist the patient to order nutritious, heart-healthy foods from the menu.
c. Dress the patient's lower body and then have the patient dress his or her own upper body.
d. Help the family understand the patient's lived experience of the illness.
C
In Orem's self-care deficit theory, nurses assist patients with self-care activities while helping them move toward self-care agency, which is the ability to meet one's own self-care needs.
Addressing questions and concerns to the eldest male relative present might be a topic addressed in Leininger's cultural care theory.
Nightingale was most concerned with manipulating certain environmental features, including nutritious food, to promote health via the restorative processes.
For Rosemarie Parse, illness is a lived experience, and nursing action is directed toward mobilizing family interrelationships.
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