The nursing school’s curriculum is based on Orem’s self-care deficit t

QUESTION

The nursing school’s curriculum is based on Orem’s self-care deficit theory of nursing. How would this curriculum describe nursing interventions designed for individuals who are unable to perform some (but not all) self-care activities?

1. Wholly compensatory
2. Partly compensatory
3. Supportive
4. Educative

ANSWER:

Correct Answer: 2

Orem postulates that nursing systems form when nurses prescribe design, and provide nursing that regulates the individual’s self-care capabilities and meets therapeutic self-care requirements. She identifies three types of nursing systems: (1) wholly compensatory in which the client is unable to control and monitor their environment and process information; (2) partly compensatory designed for individuals who are unable to perform some (but not all) self-care activities; and (3) supportive-educative designed for persons who need to learn to perform self-care measures and need assistance to do so.