Özet:

Chronic obstructive lungs disease (KOAH) is a disease that is unlikely to fully cure due to its chronic irreversible and progressive properties. The high morbidity and mortality, the impact of environmental factors, professional characteristics and habits, the high cost, and the various complications that may develop is a major health problem. The nurses play a very important role in the preservation / improvement of health, prevention of diseases, adaptation to diseases and management. According to Orem, nursing, assistance or guidance is the service provided by nurses according to scientific information to persons in need of nursing. The presentation of this phenomenon was carried out to the 68-year-old patient who was diagnosed with KOAH with the purpose of collecting data, planning, assessing and determining the impact of the patient on the self-care power using Orem's Care Insufficiency Model. Orem's self-care requirements model is categorized in 3 subgroups, nursing diagnoses are placed and initiatives are planned. The study results in making the necessary changes in the lifestyle to protect and improve the health of the individual who is diagnosed with KOAH, the care given by Orem according to the Care Insufficiency Model is effective.

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