University:
Lincoln University
Course:
NUR301 | Fundamental of Nursing
Academic year:

2024
Views:

161

Pages:

3
Author:

Bobby E.

Process of Problem Occurrence : Self Care Deficit Why can an individual experience a self-care deficit? The following are factors that cause self-care deficits, namely: 1. Predisposing Factors a. Biologically, self-care deficits are often caused by physical and mental illnesses that cause patients to be unable to carry out self-care and by hereditary factors, namely family members who experience mental disorders. b. Psychological, developmental factors play a role that is no less important because the family too often protects and pampers the individual so that the development of initiative is disrupted. Mentally disordered patients experience Self-care deficit is caused by a lack of reality ability, causing the patient to not care about themselves and their environment, including self-care. c. Social, lack of social and environmental support results in decreased ability to care for oneself. 2. Precipitation Factor Precipitating factors that can cause self-care deficits are decreased motivation, cognitive or perceptual damage, anxiety, fatigue, weakness experienced by individuals, causing individuals to be less able to carry out self-care. C. Signs and Symptoms Signs and symptoms of self-care deficit can be assessed from the patient's statements about personal hygiene, grooming and dressing, eating and drinking, defecation and urination and supported by observational data. 1. Subjective Data: Patients say about: a) Lazy about taking a shower b) Doesn't want to comb his hair b) Don't want to brush your teeth c) Don't want to cut your nails d) Don't want to decorate/dress up e) Can't/don't want to use toiletries/personal hygiene f) Do not use eating and drinking utensils when eating and drinking g) Defecating and urinating carelessly h) Not cleaning yourself and the place where you defecate and urinate after defecating and urinating i) Not knowing how to properly care for yourself 2.Objective Data 1) Smelly body, dirty, bumpy, dirty hair, dirty teeth, long nails 2) Not using toiletries when bathing and not bathing properly 3) Tangled, messy hair, sloppy mustache and beard, and inability to dress up. 4) Untidy clothes, unable to choose, take, wear, fasten and move clothes, not wearing shoes, not buttoning shirt and trousers. 5) Using unnecessary items when dressing, for example wearing layers of clothing, wearing inappropriate clothing. Removing items that are necessary for dressing, for example naked. 6) Eating and drinking carelessly and splashing around, not using cutlery, unable to (prepare food, transfer food to cutlery, from pan to plate or mug, unable to use a spoon and not knowing the function of cutlery), holding cutlery , bringing food from plate to mouth, chewing, swallowing food safely and finishing food. 7) Defecating and urinating not in the right place, not cleaning oneself after defecating and urinating, not being able to (keep the toilet clean and flush the toilet after defecating or urinating)