La CAPACIDAD DE AUTOCUIDADO EN ESTUDIANTES DE LA LICENCIATURA EN ENFERMERIA

Abstract

Dorothea Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory is considered a comprehensive model that has three subtheories that relate to each other: self-care theory, self-care deficit theory, and nursing systems theory. Speaking of the theory of self-care, this is defined as the set of intentional actions that the person takes to control internal or external factors that can compromise their life and subsequent development (Naranjo et al., 2017). Health personnel, being responsible for promoting self-care in the population, tend to forget about these actions in themselves, even from the moment of their training. Nursing students learn about theoretical models and self-care, but they do not carry out activities to promote staying healthy; On the contrary, lack of sleep, poor diet and no physical activity are glorified as part of their training. The present study identifies the self-care capacity in students in the eighth semester of the Nursing Degree at the Autonomous University of Nayarit, using the ASA scale, to promote programs that promote healthy lifestyles to improve student and professional performance.