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A 5 page paper examining the compatibility of Orem's self-care framework and Maslow's hierarchy of needs. These two concepts absolutely are compatible in their natures. Assessing results according to Maslow's theories can inform nursing evaluation of the patient's progress in self care, and be used to encourage the patient to take on even greater responsibility over time. It has been known for some time that patients gain psychological benefit from having an active role in their own health care. That psychological benefit may positively affect the patient's physical condition as well. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Astute health care providers encourage patients in both acute and long term care to do as much for themselves as they can, operating within their limits while
also responsibly stretching them at the same time. Psychologically, it has been found that individuals more actively involved with their own health care often fare much better than those
dependent on and at the mercy of the medical community. This concept can be related to Abraham Maslows hierarchy of needs, which classifies
human needs in a range of five classifications beginning with basic physiological needs and ending with self-actualization. The purpose here is to meld the two in a way that
can more greatly inform nursing practice. Orems Self-Care Model Models and Theories of Nursing quotes
Polit & Hendersons definition of the Orem model as being the "practice of activities that individuals initiate and perform on their own behalf in maintaining life, health, and well-being."
Of course this is not to be taken to mean that the nurse provides little direct care, but that the patient is allowed to take on greater responsibility for themselves.
Its effect is to reduce the atmosphere of paternalism that has pervaded medicine. Dorothy Orems self care model is particularly applicable as the population ages. By no
means limited only to the elderly, it is highly useful within that population. Among todays theories of nursing, Orems may be unique in
that it focuses on the patient but does not exclude the nurse. Many of todays theories focus either on the nurse or the patient, but Orem is able to
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