Self-care deficit versus the potential to improve self-care: explanation of the nurse's clinical judgments

• Main Authors: Marisa Lourenço (Author), Paula Encarnação (Author), Teresa Martins (Author), Fátima Araújo (Author), Paulo Machado (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Escola Superior de Saúde Norte da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: people who become functionally dependent due to serious illness and/or the worsening of a chronic illness have different recovery paths. The attribution of the nursing diagnosis of self-care deficit versus potential to improve self-care requires, on the part of the nurse, a rigorous clin...