DOROTHEA ELIZABETH OREM Flashcards
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America’s Foremost Nursing Theorist
* Born in Baltimore, Maryland
* BSN (1939) Master of Science in
Nursing (1945)
- O.R. nurse
DOROTHEA ELIZABETH OREM
In 2001, Orem stated” Nursing belongs to
family of health services
THE SELF-CARE DEFICIT NURSING
THEORY
Orem identifies 5 helping methods from
nurse perspective
- Acting
- Guiding
- Supporting
- Providing
- Teaching
Orem’s GENERAL nursing theory has 4
interrelated parts or 4 theories
- Theory of Self-Care
- Theory of Self-Care Deficit
- Theory of Nursing Systems
- Theory of Dependent care
3 THEORY OF SELF CARE
A. SELF-CARE
B. SELF-CARE AGENCY
C. THERAPEUTIC SELF-CARE DEMAND
DESCRIBES why and how
people take care of themselves to maintain life
SELF CARE
totality of self-care actions
THERAPEUTIC SELF-CARE DEMAND
complex acquired
HUMAN ABILITY of maturing or matured persons.
SELF-CARE AGENCY
a patient is unable to meet
THEORY OF SELF-CARE DEFICIT
vision of self-care
SELF-CARE REQUISITES
THREE CATEGORIES OF SELFCARE DEFICIT
- Universal Self Requisites
- Developmental
- Health Deviation Self care Requisites
goals to be met
- Universal Self Care
Requisites
maturation/human
- Developmental
result of illness
- Health Deviation Self Care
Requisites
3 BASIC NURSING
SYSTEMS/NURSING PRACTICE
SCIENCES
- Wholly Compensatory
- Partly Compensatory
- Supportive-Educative
be met by the nurse
THEORY OF NURSING SYSTEM
unable to care
- Wholly Compensatory
can meet some but not all needs.
- Partly Compensatory
fully capable and
responsible for their own self-care
- Supportive Educative Compensatory
how family members and/or
friends provide dependent care
THEORY OF DEPENDENT CARE
OREM ASSUMPTIONS TO THE 4
METAPARADIGMS
-Nursing
- Health
- Person
- Environment
is seen as an art
NURSING (art, gives specialized assistance)
physical, mental, well being
HEALTH ( physical, mental, and social well-being)
