The nurse is working with a client diagnosed with multiple ...

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The nurse is working with a client diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The goal is that the client will be capable of living independently. The nursing theory that best supports this client's situa-tion is:
 
  1. Orem's theory
  2. Neuman's theory
  3. Abdellah's theory
  4. Henderson's theory

Question 2

A similarity between the theories of Leininger and of Benner and Wrubel is:
 
  1. Caring as a central focus
  2. The client's adaptation to demands
  3. An emphasis on the maximum level of wellness
  4. Dynamic interpersonal communication

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1
According to Orem, the goal of nursing is to increase the client's ability to independently meet biological, psychological, developmental, or social needs.
Neuman's theory is concerned with the whole person. According to Neuman, the focus of nurs-ing is on the variables affecting the client's response to a stressor.
Abdellah's theory emphasizes the delivery of nursing care for the whole person.
According to Henderson, nurses help clients to perform 14 basic needs.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1
Leininger states that care is the essence of nursing and the dominant, distinctive, and unifying feature of nursing. Caring is also central to the theory of Benner and Wrubel, depicting personal concern as an inherent feature of nursing practice.
The theories of Roy and Johnson focused on the client's adaptation to demands.
Neuman's theory places emphasis on achieving a maximum level of wellness. Abdellah's theory also addressed the person as a whole.
King's theory and Peplau's theory share a similarity with a focus on interpersonal communica-tion.

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