The nurse is caring for a patient who does not follow the prescribed regimen for diabetes management. As a prescriber to Orem's theory, the nurse interviews the patient in an attempt to identify the cause of the patient's "noncompliance." What is the rationale for the nurse's behavior?
A) Orem's theory is useful in designing interventions to promote self-care.
B) Orem's theory focuses on cultural issues that may affect compliance.
C) Orem's theory allows for reduction of anxiety with communication.
D) Orem's theory helps nurses manipulate the patient's environment.

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When applying Orem's theory, a nurse continually assesses a patient's ability to perform self-care and intervenes as needed to ensure that the patients meet physical, psychological, sociological, and developmental needs. According to Orem, people who participate in self-care activities are more likely to improve their health outcomes. Leiniger's culture care theory focuses on culture diversity and provides culturally specific nursing care. According to Peplau, nurses help patients reduce anxiety by converting it into constructive actions, using therapeutic communication. Nightingale's grand theory is a patient's environment can be manipulated by nurses to restore a patient to health.

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