Dorothea Orem
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Dorothea Elizabeth Orem born in Baltimore
, Maryland
, was a nursing theorist
and creator of the Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory (SCDNT), also known as the Orem model of nursing.
Orem's nursing theory
states self-care as a human need, and nurses design interventions to provide or manage self-care actions for persons to recover or maintain health.
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, was a nursing theorist
Nursing theory
Nursing theory is the term given to the body of knowledge that is used to define or explain various aspects of the profession of nursing.-Grand nursing theories:...
and creator of the Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory (SCDNT), also known as the Orem model of nursing.
Orem's nursing theory
Nursing theory
Nursing theory is the term given to the body of knowledge that is used to define or explain various aspects of the profession of nursing.-Grand nursing theories:...
states self-care as a human need, and nurses design interventions to provide or manage self-care actions for persons to recover or maintain health.
External links
- The International Orem Society lives in worcester