The Nurse Is Visiting a Patient at Home After He

Multiple Choice

The nurse is visiting a patient at home after he was discharged from the hospital following a heart attack.She listens to the patient's concerns about being an invalid for the rest of his life because of his bad heart,but he is afraid of having "open heart" surgery.The nurse explains the different surgical procedures that are available to the patient,as well as other options such as cardiac rehabilitation.After several such visits,the patient states that he believes that cardiac rehabilitation therapy would be best for him,and asks the nurse how he can get in.The nurse calls the patient's physician and sets up a referral for cardiac rehabilitation.This action most closely fits which of the following theories?

A) Peplau's theory
B) Henderson's theory
C) Nightingale's theory
D) Orem's self-care deficit theory