Dorothea Orem

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Dorothea Elizabeth Orem (1914 – June 22, 2007), born in Baltimore, Maryland, was a nursing theorist and founder of the Orem model of nursing, or Self Care Deficit Nursing Theory.

In simplest terms, this theory states that nurses have to supply care when the patients cannot provide care to themselves.

[edit] References

• Donna Hartweg - Dorothea Orem: Self-Care Deficit Theory (Notes on Nursing Theories) Sage Publications, Inc (1991) 72 p. ISBN 0803942990

• Obituary, Savannah Morning News, June 24, 2007 [SavannahNow.com]

[edit] External links

• The International Orem Society