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18. Discuss how a nurse would assess a client’s self care abilities.

Assessment based on Orem’s model, review objective and subjective data related to (USCR) Universal Self Care Requisites - the category of self-care requites that are basic and common to all humans and are constantly present; these needs must be met to achieve optimal health and well-being.

There are eight universal self-care requisites:
(1) AIR
(2) FOOD
(3) WATER
(4) ELIMINATION
(5) ACTIVITY AND REST
(6) SOLITUDE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION
(7) PREVENTION OF HAZARDS
(8) NORMALCY

Assess Self-Care Agency (SCA) - assets or abilities of an individual to perform self-care, also are there friends/family members participating in care.

Identify Self-Care Deficit (SCD) - deficit relationship that exists when the demand for self-care exceeds the person's ability to perform self-care.


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