Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory Quiz

Study Notes

Orem's Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory

Nurses can help patients regain or improve their ability to care for themselves by promoting self-care and encouraging patients to perform their own self-care as much as they’re able.

Importance of Self-Care

Orem's theory promotes patient autonomy, independence, and self-care in patients.
Patients should perform their own self-care as much as they're able because it helps them maintain their health, recover from illness, and adapt to changes in their health status.

Settings and Assumptions

Orem's theory is particularly used in settings where patients require continuous care, such as hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities.
The main assumption of the Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory is that patients have a universal need for continual self-care to maintain their health and well-being.

Human Agency and Self-Care Needs

Individuals experience helplessness and powerlessness when they are unable to meet their self-care needs.
The Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory proposes that human beings have the power to act deliberately and make choices to meet their self-care needs.
Mature human beings experience deliberate action in care of self and others, such as making decisions to maintain their health and well-being.

Description

Test your knowledge of Orem's self-care deficit theory with this quiz. Challenge yourself with questions about assessing patient self-care abilities, identifying deficits, and providing interventions to promote patient empowerment. Sharpen your understanding of how nurses can support patients in regaining or improving their ability to care for themselves.