The nurse views her client as an individual who has self-care deficits that need to be addressed. The nurse works with the client to assist him or her to meet self-care needs, such as personal grooming,
until the client can care for himself or herself independently. This is an example of which of the following theoretical approaches?
A) Parse's Theory of Human Becoming
B) Roy's Theory of Adaptation
C) Orem's Behavioral Nursing Theory
D) Peplau's Interpersonal Theory
Ans: C
Orem's theory includes the concepts of self-care and self-care deficits; the nurse's role is to assist the client to meet self-care deficits until the client can be independent.
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