Which nursing theory identifies the client's inability to provide self-care as a self-care deficit?
1. Florence Nightingale's
2. Dorothea Orem's
3. Betty Neuman's
4. Sister Callista Roy's
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Rationale 1: Orem's general theory of nursing identifies the client's capacities regarding self-care. Nightingale's theory is based on environmental factors of nursing. Neuman's model is assessment of the client by system. Roy's theory involves assessing the client's adaptation methods.
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