How does a nurse's role change as a patient recovers and gains independence?

From wholly compensatory to supportive-educative

In the "Wholly Compensatory System," what role does the nurse play?

Does everything for the patient

What is Dorothea Orem best known for?

Creating the Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory

What is the main focus of Dorothea Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory?

Assisting patients who cannot meet their own self-care needs

What is a “self-care deficit”?

When a patient cannot meet their self-care needs

How can Orem’s theory be used in nursing education?

By helping students promote patient independence

What is one of the main goals of Orem’s theory?

To help patients meet their own care needs

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1
How does a nurse's role change as a patient recovers and gains independence?
From wholly compensatory to supportive-educative
From supportive-educative to wholly compensatory
From surgery to diagnosis
From physical therapy to occupational therapy
2
What type of care does a nurse provide when a patient cannot perform any self-care tasks?
No care is provided
Wholly compensatory care
Partially compensatory care
Supportive-educative care
3
Other Grand Nursing Theories focus on all EXCEPT:
Adaptation
Relationship
Self-care deficit
Caring
4
The Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory is also known as the Orem Model of Nursing.
False
True
5
In the "Wholly Compensatory System," what role does the nurse play?
Provides health education only
Does everything for the patient
Assists the patient occasionally
Supervises family caregivers
6
A patient recovering from surgery needs help dressing but can eat on their own. Which nursing system applies?
Partially Compensatory
None of the above
Supportive-Educative
Wholly Compensatory
7
In the clinical example of the stroke patient, what kind of care did the nurse begin with?
Wholly compensatory care
Partially compensatory care
Supportive-educative care
No care was needed
8
What is Dorothea Orem best known for?
Developing new surgical tools
Founding a nursing school
Writing a book on hospital management
Creating the Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory
9
What is the main focus of Dorothea Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory?
Teaching nurses about disease prevention
Assisting patients who cannot meet their own self-care needs
Managing nursing documentation
Promoting hospital-based treatments
10
What is a “self-care deficit”?
When a patient cannot meet their self-care needs
When medication is not available
When the patient has fully recovered
When a nurse fails to help the patient
11
How can Orem’s theory be used in nursing education?
By focusing on emergency response techniques only
By helping students promote patient independence
By teaching students to follow only physician orders
By training students in hospital billing systems
12
Which of the following is NOT a key concept in Orem’s Theory?
Nursing systems
Self-care
Self-care deficit
Interpersonal process
13
Which of the following is an example of a universal self-care requisite?
Learning to walk again after a stroke
Adjusting to puberty
Coping with effects of aging
Eating and drinking adequately
14
What is one of the main goals of Orem’s theory?
To improve diet and exercise
To reduce hospital stays
To promote nurse independence from patients
To help patients meet their own care needs

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