Self Care Deficit Theory Paper

Dorothea Orem’s self-care deficit theory is a grand theory that can be utilized in many different areas of practice. It can be used alone or adjacent to other theories. This theory focuses on returning the patient to a state of being able to care for themselves. Through determining what the needs are to accomplish this, the goals and intervention are establish to assist the patient in becoming independent.
This paper will present a critique of this theory through the use of Chinn and Kramer’s model. It will assess and evaluate the self-care deficit theory and establish how this theory can be applied to practice and the roles and ideas it can offer to current practice (Meleis, 2012). It will offer a detailed description of the purpose, concepts

When these theories are evaluated the model that is utilized to critique these theories should incorporated empiric knowledge development, phenomena and conceptualization into the model structure (Havenga, Poggenpoel & Myburgh, 2014). Theory models utilize two criteria to analyze a theory, structural and functional components. Structural components consists of evaluating assumption, concepts and propositions of a theory (Meleis, 2012). Functional components consists focusing on the possible consequences of the theory (Meleis, 2012).
Chinn and Kramer’s model is used to evaluate various theories through a set of questions that address the, purpose, concepts, relationships, structure and assumptions of a theory (Meleis, 2012). Through the use of this model it can be determined what the clarity, simplicity, generalizability, accessibility and importance of a theory is (Meleis, 2012). When utilizing models to evaluate nursing theories it allows the researcher to determine what purpose the theory serves, how it can apply to practice and what area of practice it applies

The theory is broad and many steps are open to interpretation. This theory is able to be applied in various setting, continued through different areas and can be used concurrent with other theories. The assessment and interventions are determined by the nurse based on what skills the patient may be able to obtain to perform the actions needed to care for themselves. This theory only applies to patients that are capable and willing to learn the skills needed, if the patient’s state does not allow this then the theory can be applied to the patient’s families to learn these needed