Which nursing model emphasizes the patient's own responsibility for health care, often illustrated by self-care needs?

Which nursing model emphasizes the patient's own responsibility for health care, often illustrated by self-care needs?

• A. Orem's Self Care Model
• B. The Watson Model of Human Caring
• C. Nursing Theory
• D. Incident Reports

Answer: (A)

The main idea being tested is the patient’s own responsibility for health care and how nursing supports that responsibility. Orem’s Self-Care Model centers on self-care—what individuals can do to maintain and improve their health—and views nursing as stepping in when a person cannot perform those self-care actions alone. It introduces self-care agency (the person’s capacity to perform self-care), self-care demands (the actions required to maintain health), and self-care deficit (when the person’s ability falls short of those demands). The nurse’s role is to help the patient meet self-care needs, through teaching, guiding, or directly supporting activities, with the goal of restoring the patient’s independence. This perspective is different from the Watson Model of Human Caring, which emphasizes the relational and holistic aspects of care and the moral, caring connection between nurse and patient rather than explicitly focusing on the patient’s responsibility for self-care. The option labeled Nursing Theory is too broad, not specifying a model that centers on self-care. Incident Reports involve documenting events for safety and quality purposes, not guiding patient self-care or modeling care theory.

The main idea being tested is the patient’s own responsibility for health care and how nursing supports that responsibility. Orem’s Self-Care Model centers on self-care—what individuals can do to maintain and improve their health—and views nursing as stepping in when a person cannot perform those self-care actions alone. It introduces self-care agency (the person’s capacity to perform self-care), self-care demands (the actions required to maintain health), and self-care deficit (when the person’s ability falls short of those demands). The nurse’s role is to help the patient meet self-care needs, through teaching, guiding, or directly supporting activities, with the goal of restoring the patient’s independence.

This perspective is different from the Watson Model of Human Caring, which emphasizes the relational and holistic aspects of care and the moral, caring connection between nurse and patient rather than explicitly focusing on the patient’s responsibility for self-care. The option labeled Nursing Theory is too broad, not specifying a model that centers on self-care. Incident Reports involve documenting events for safety and quality purposes, not guiding patient self-care or modeling care theory.