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Self-care myth reconsidered

¹School of Nursing, University of Texas, Austin.

ANS. Advances in Nursing Science

|March 1, 1993

Summary

Self-care ideology influences health policy and nursing practice by emphasizing individual responsibility. This critical perspective reveals how self-care theory sustains the illusion of choice in healthcare delivery.

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Area of Science:

Social Sciences
Health Policy
Nursing Studies

Background:

Self-care ideology and theory significantly shape health policy and healthcare delivery.
Contemporary healthcare often emphasizes individual responsibility for health outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

To critically analyze the social and political construction of nursing knowledge.
To examine self-care theory within the context of nursing practice and health policy.

Main Methods:

Critical social perspective analysis.
Elucidation of nursing knowledge construction.
Theoretical examination of self-care ideology.

Main Results:

Self-care theory can be viewed as promoting an illusion of individual choice in healthcare.
Understanding individual responsibility is key to grasping current nursing thought and practice.

Conclusions:

Self-care ideology has a profound impact on health policy and the organization of healthcare.
A critical lens on self-care theory reveals underlying social and political influences within nursing knowledge.

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