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Theoretical Foundation in Nursing

Chapter 9
Dorothea Orem’s Self – Care Deficit Nursing Theory
History and Background
 Dorothea Elizabeth Orem was born in Baltimore, Maryland
on July 15, 1914. She earned her BSN education in 1939
and Master of Science in Nursing in 1945.
 She received her honorary Doctor of Science in Nursing
Education in 1939 and Master of Science in Nursing in 1945
and many other Honorary Doctorate degrees thereafter.
 She published first formal articulation of her ideas in
“Nursing Concept Practice” in 1971, second in 1980, and
finally in 1995.
 Orem developed the Self – Care Deficit Nursing Theory
(1959-2001). Her many papers and presentations provide
insight into her views on nursing practice, nursing
education, and nursing science.
 Orem died at the age of 92 in Savannah, Georgia on June
22, 2007.s

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