Critique and Analysis of Theory: Dorothea Orem’s Self-Care Deficiency Theory

Critique and Analysis of Theory: Dorothea Orem’s Self-Care Deficiency Theory

The birth of Dorothea E. Orem took place in Baltimore. Her birth took place in 1914. During her life, Orem dedicated her life to nursing. She studied nursing as a profession in variousschools such as Providence Hospital School of Nursing and Catholic University of America. Before her death in 2007, she had attained her Master’s of Science in Nursing. Orem had a vast experience in the field of nursing. Her experience in nursing enabled her contribute a lot to the field of nursing by practicing as a nurse and writing research works in the field of nursing. For instance, Orem developed theDorothea Orem’s Self-Care Deficiency Theory (Orem Model of Nursing) in the nursing field (Taylor, 2006). Currently, nursing theories are significant in the daily works of nurses since they aid in providing, explaining, predicting, and describing factors influencing nursing care and nursing practice. Orem describes nursing as deliberate interpersonal activities or actions that end up in giving health service aid to patients. The theory looks into the need for nursing. Orem claims that the need for nursing care arises whenever a person is experiencing a deficit or limitation that hinders his or her ability to sustain self-care (Taylor, 2006). Chin and Kramer critique and analysis of theory of Dorothea Orem’s Self-Caretheory Description of the theoryPurposeThe independence of nurses is very essential for their recovery. As a result, nurses alwayswill seek to encourage into being increasingly independent. In rehabilitation centers and settings,patient’s independence is very essential since patients are under the transition from being cared
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DOROTHEA OREM’S SELF-CARE DEFICIENCY THEORY 3for nurses and doctors into being under an exclusive self-care. Nurses can use Self-care deficit nursing theory into aiding patients be more independent (Taylor, 2006). Medical practitioners and nurses also use Self-care deficiency theory to rel

Critique and Analysis of Theory: Dorothea Orem’s Self-Care Deficiency Theory