Nursing process according the model of self-care in a cardiac bedridden patient

Objective: it objects the application of the nursing process according to the self-care model proposed by Dorothea Orem. Method: case study with descriptive character and qualitative approach, which allows a deep analysis of the subject and of the complexity determined by the proposed model. The data analysis showed the ability of self-care and the need for self-care of the subject being watched. Results: patient showed interest in the dynamic of the procedures by which it was submitted. However, there was four self-care deficits diagnosed by the researchers, both according to the model studied as well as according to the NANDA-I taxonomy, which ought to be remedied by the nursing staff. Conclusion: it was noticed that the model of self-care proposed by Orem is applicable, of simple understanding, and therefore, viable to practice daily care of the nursing staff to a cardiac bedridden patient.