Dorothea Orem
Major Assumptions
Theory of Self-Care
Theory of Self-Care Deficit
Theory of Nursing Systems
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What year was Dorothea was born?
1914
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Is Dorothea Orem's Theory are patients taught to be reliant or self-reliant? 
Self reliant
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How is self-care defined by Dorothea Orem? 

 The practice of activities that individual initiates and perform on their own behalf in maintaining life ,health and well being

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Specifies when who is needed? 
The nurse. 
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Are the specific roles of nurses covered in Orem's Theory? 

Yes. The theory of nursing systems cover both general and specific roles of nurses and patients. 

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Where did Dorothea Orem earn her diploma?
Providence Hospital Washington D.C.
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Does Dorothea Orem's theory view people as social individuals or distinct individuals?
Distinct individuals
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What is a self-care agency? 

 It is a human ability which is "the ability for engaging in self care" -conditioned by age developmental state, life experience sociocultural orientation health and available resources

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Orem's theory does not include intervention when a patients inability to perform a task in inhibited.  

False. Nursing is required when an adult (or in the case of a dependent, the parent) is incapable or limited in the provision of continuous effective self-care. 

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What are the 3 classifications of nursing system to meet the self care requisites of the patient?

The wholly compensatory system, partly compensatory system, and supportive – educative system. 

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What year did Dorothea Orem earn a doctorate degree ? 
1976
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According to Dorothea Orem, successfully meeting universal and development self-care requisites is an important component of primary care prevention and ill health?

True
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What is the definition of a therapeutic self-care demand?

 "totality of self care actions to be performed for some duration in order to meet self care requisites by using valid methods and related sets of operations and actions"

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Orem identifies 3 methods of helping. 
False. Orem contains 5 methods of helping. 
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Does Orem's Theory describe the scope of nursing responsibility? 

Yes. Scope of nursing responsibility in health care situations is addressed. 

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What theory is Dorothea Orem famous for?
Orem's Self-Care Model
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Is a persons self knowledge of health problems important in Orem's theory?

Yes. A person’s knowledge of potential health problems is necessary for promoting self-care behaviors

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What are self-care requisites in Orem's Self-Care Theory?

They are action directed towards provision of self care. 3 categories of self care requisites are-   Universal self care requisites,  Developmental self care requisites, and Health deviation self care requisites

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What are the five methods of helping? 

Acting for and doing for others, guiding others,  supporting another, providing an environment,  promoting personal development in relation to meet future demands, and teaching another. 

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Specialized technologies are developed by engineers. 

False. Orem recognized that specialized technologies are usually developed by members of the health profession. 

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Where was Dorothea Orem's theory first published?
Nursing: Concepts of Practice, 1971
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Self care is a learned behavior. 

True. Self care and dependent care are behaviors learned within a socio-cultural context. 

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Orem’s general theory of nursing has three related parts. What are they? 

Theory of self care, Theory of self care deficit, and  Theory of nursing system. 

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Patient education is not included in Orem's Theory. 
False. Patient education is part of the solution to a self-care deficit. 
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What are two categories of technologies? 

Social or interpersonal, and regulatory technologies. 

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