title: Self-care: chore or challenge?
abstract: Traditionally, nursing has been viewed as a paternalistic profession steeped in ritualistic practice. However, the current upsurge of interest in holistic and client-centred nursing has challenged this ritualism. The move is away from paternalism and the Medical Model of Care towards individual patient-centered practice in which mutuality of rehabilitative purpose is derived through bipartite negotiation. This article attempts to explore the relationship between Orem's Self-Care Model of Nursing and the challenges it suggests for traditional nursing practice and belief.
authors.affiliation: Bournemouth Nuffield Hospital, Boscombe, Dorset, England.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rourke
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012648:Self Care; D012803:Sick Role; D013598:Systems Theory