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Adult Obesity: Application of Orem, King, and Pender's Conceptual Models University of Phoenix NUR513-Theoretical Foundations of Nursing August 15, 2005 Adult Obesity: Application of Orem, King, and Pender's Conceptual Models Adult obesity is one of the United States most serious health problems. Approximately 127 million adult Americans in the U.S. are overweight (American Obesity Association, n. d.). "Each year, obesity causes at least 300,000 excess deaths in the U.S., and healthcare costs of American adults with obesity amount to approximately $100 billion" (American Obesity Association, n. d.). Nurses in the healthcare profession are facing new challenges in managing this disease. This paper will analyze adult obesity by applying nursing theories from Dorothea Orem, Imogene King, and Nola Pender's models. Adult Obesity's Relevance to Nursing "The role of obesity in the etiology of diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and coronary artery disease is well established. Obesity is also recognized as a major risk factor in the development...

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