title: Universal self-care requisites as identified by homeless elderly men.
abstract: 1. Given the current economic climate, the number of homeless persons, and the nature of their needs, nurses must be prepared to facilitate movement of all homeless persons toward self-care. 2. Nurses can contribute to the self-care of homeless elderly men by recognizing and eliciting requisites, associated actions, and nursing interventions that reinforce meeting of needs. 3. Study results support Orem's proposition that universal self-care requisites are common to all individuals regardless of age, sex, developmental level, health state, or internal or external conditions. 4. A number of participant's statements used to formulate themes suggested a relationship to more than one category of universal self-care requisites, which suggests that the categories are not mutually exclusive.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012648:Self Care