What is self-care concept?

WHO defines self-care as “the ability of individuals, families and communities to promote health, prevent disease, maintain health, and to cope with illness and disability with or without the support of a healthcare provider”.

What are the concepts of caring?

The five categories of caring identified were caring as a human trait, caring as a moral imperative or ideal, caring as an affect, caring as an interpersonal relationship, and caring as a therapeutic intervention.

What is self-concept in nursing?

Self-concept, the individual’s perception of self, affects relationships, functional abilities, and health.

Why is self-concept important in nursing?

It influences how they feel, what decisions they make, how society influences them, and basically it’s how you can empower your patients by bolstering their self concept. As nurses, we use it to help plan their care and their needs, like their needs for resources, and we can intervene quickly if we need to.

What is self-care example?

Physical Self-Care Examples:

• Eat a healthy meal.
• Engage in exercise.
• Go for a walk.
• Drink water.
• Practice good sleep hygiene (click here for more information)
• Have a cup of tea.
• Sit in the sunlight.
• Take a shower or bath.

What is the importance of self-care?

Engaging in a self-care routine has been clinically proven to reduce or eliminate anxiety and depression, reduce stress, improve concentration, minimize frustration and anger, increase happiness, improve energy, and more.

What are the 5 C’s of caring?

According to Roach (1993), who developed the Five Cs (Compassion, Competence, Confidence, Conscience and Commitment), knowledge, skills and experience make caring unique.

What are the 6 C’s of caring?

The six Cs – care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment – are the core elements of our vision.

What is the importance of self-concept?

Self concept is who we think we are, the picture we have of ourselves, plus the picture we think others have of us. Self concept plays an important part in our overall wellness. It affects the ways we look at our body, how we express ourselves and interact with our friends, and it even influences how we make decisions.

What is self-concept and why do we as nurses want to understand our patient’s self-concept?

A positive self-concept gives a sense of meaning, wholeness, and consistency to a person. A healthy self-concept has a high degree of stability, which generates positive feelings toward self. The components of self-concept are identity, body image, and role performance.