Health Deviation Self-Care Fortunately for Mrs. Johnson her injury isn’t one that she’ll have to adjust to for a lifetime. She will have to regain strength in her shoulder, actively participating in her physical therapy sessions. Staying positive will decrease her frustrations of her injury. She will seek time finding something that relaxes her, such as meditation or going to her church group she is close with.
Perceptions of Health
Health may be perceived differently for each person. It’s highly important to be sensitive to each patient’s view of health. For me, health is a number one priority, eating thoughtful, well-balanced meals, exercising regularly (6-7 days/week), and taking care of overall self. This may be different for everyone. A person that has a sedentary lifestyle, eats fast food, and takes the stairs may consider their life healthy. A person that participates in marathons but smokes cigarettes may still consider themself to be in good health. Health can’t be objective. It’s important to connect with the patient and understand what their own values are to build new changes. For some people changes may be really easy and desirable, but for others small steps may be preferred. It’s a good idea to create a variety of short-term goals to reach a long-term goal decreasing the risk of disappointment for the patient. For Mrs. Johnson, she may feel helpless at some point dealing with her frustration. It’s essential to provide her with ideas to keep her motivated. This will decrease her risk of progressing into a depressive state. It’s important that Mrs. Johnson doesn’t become too comfortable increasing her chance of becoming more dependent and not willing to put forth effort. Asking open ended questions will help better Mrs. Johnson’s care plan during her stay. Understanding her view on health and openness to slight changes will benefit her well-being help tremendously. Concept of Environment Orem’s theory follows a model of balance between the 8 requisites. If the self-care agency doesn’t meet the self-care demands, there’s a deficit in the person’s well-being (Berman et al., 2012, p. 44). Mrs. Johnson best fits in Orem’s partially compensated nursing system. It’s the nurses function to encourage and provide support to the patient acting as a self-care agent as the patient keeps trying to perform all self-care levels (Wilson & Gramling, 2009, p. 854). The …show more content…
Everyone deserves health care and to be equally respected. It’s important to treat each patient as I would expect to be treated if in their shoes. Nursing care should be performed in regards to the patient’s beliefs and cultural values. While providing care, the patient’s dignity should be intact at all times. Nursing is holistic, with the patient in mind and everything and everyone that the patient relates to. Nursing care involves education and discharge instructions to the patient and the patient’s loved ones. Nursing is an art and isn’t for everyone. To provide excellent care the nurse’s heart and thoughtfulness needs to be