Which nursing theory emphasizes promoting the capacity for self-care to achieve independence?

Which nursing theory emphasizes promoting the capacity for self-care to achieve independence?

• A. Orem's Theory of Self-Care Deficit
• B. King Model of Goal Attainment
• C. Roy Adaptation Model
• D. Watson's Caring Theory

Answer: (A)

Promoting the capacity for self-care to achieve independence is the hallmark of Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory. In this framework, people have the ability to care for themselves, and nursing is required when deficits hinder that self-care. The nurse identifies self-care deficits and chooses a nursing system (ranging from fully compensatory to supportive-educative) to help the person perform self-care activities and move toward independence. The goal is to restore independence by strengthening self-care agency and meeting therapeutic self-care demands. Other models focus on different mechanisms—such as goal attainment through nurse–patient interactions, adaptation to stimuli, or caring relationships—but they do not center on enabling self-care capacity to the same extent.

Promoting the capacity for self-care to achieve independence is the hallmark of Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory. In this framework, people have the ability to care for themselves, and nursing is required when deficits hinder that self-care. The nurse identifies self-care deficits and chooses a nursing system (ranging from fully compensatory to supportive-educative) to help the person perform self-care activities and move toward independence. The goal is to restore independence by strengthening self-care agency and meeting therapeutic self-care demands. Other models focus on different mechanisms—such as goal attainment through nurse–patient interactions, adaptation to stimuli, or caring relationships—but they do not center on enabling self-care capacity to the same extent.