DOROTHEA OREM’ SELF-CARE DEFICIT THEORY OF NURSING Dorcas Gray NUR/403 January 13‚ 2014 Marilyn Moorhouse University of Phoenix Material Nursing Theorist Grid The chosen theorist is Dorothea Orem. Description of key points of the theory The self-care deficit theory “provides a way of looking at and investigating what nurses do” (Blais & Hayes‚ 2011‚ p. 102). It speaks to activities that individuals can perform independently to maintain life‚ health‚ and wellbeing. The theory
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Nurses; authored numerous | | |scholarly papers many of which are compiled into Self-Care Theory in Nursing: Selected Papers of Dorothea | | |Orem; (Hartweg & Fleck‚ 2010‚ pp. 121-145) | | |Honorifics: Dorothea Orem has received recognitions from numerous organizations‚ an exhaustive list would | | |be impossible‚ however they include but
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After reading the three articles about Banksy‚ Dorothea Lange‚ and V for Vendetta I noticed great details including the historical and social background of the artists and art making visual arguments. When one understands the background of an artist and his or her work its interesting to figure out how they correspond with their personal ideologies and morals as well as what they were influenced by and how they became who they are today. It Is important to learn and understand the historical and
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Propaganda Poster: This is America The poster “This is America” by Dorothea Lange is propaganda. It was created in 1942‚ which is the same year as the United States just entered the World War. The poster consists of a happy family eating around a dinner table. As well as the picture‚ there is also a caption. The caption states that family is “sacred” and it must be kept free. The poster is an attempt to gather support and more soldiers for the war‚ as many Americans were unsure about entering the
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Theories Paper Nur/513 June 23‚ 2014 Colleen Lucas Concept Comparison and Analysis Across Theories Paper When nursing began in the Florence Nightingale days‚ nurses learned their nursing practices from theories. There were two theorist names Dorothea Orem and Virginia Henderson that had their own perspective on nursing practices. This paper will discuss compare and analyze the concepts based of each of these ladies theories to show how they are related. These two ladies developed their own ideas
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Poem Analysis – I am Australian by Bruce Woodley and My Country by Dorothea Mackellar The two poems that I have chosen to analyse are “I am Australian Written by Bruce Woodley and Dobe Newton and “My country” written by Dorothea Mackellar. Both poems portray the love for the country and the sense of belonging as both of these writers are Australian born bush poets. The poem “I am Australian” relates to the concept of belonging to and national identity. Repetition of ’I Am Australian’ reinforces
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Dorothea Dix Dorothea Dix brought the introduction of mental asylums and hospitals for the mentally sick. She encouraged the poor and sick people to get better as soon as they can. Since Dorothea Dix has taken this opportunity to help‚ it has changed the lives of many mentally ill children and adults. Dorothea Lynde Dix was born on April 4‚ 1802‚ in Hampden‚ Maine. She was the eldest of three children‚ and her father‚ Joseph Dix‚ was a religious fanatic and distributor of religious tracts who
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Before Philippe Pinel‚ the mentally ill were viewed and regarded in a religious point of view. Effectively beginning the transition from humans who were “possessed by demons” to just humans who were medically ill. Thus‚ born on April 20‚ 1745‚ in France‚ Pinel would soon grow to significantly change the methods of treatment. To begin his knowledge and understanding of psychiatry‚ Philippe Pinel begun his education being homeschooled and taught by his mother and Father Coarse. After completing high
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Since Dorothea Dix took her issues with prison conditions to the Legislature of Massachusetts‚ more mental institutions have been established and we have figured out how to treat mental illness. Also‚ Louis Dwight gave more attention to prisoner’s rights through
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as activists. However‚ if it were not for the brave young women that shaped medical nursing‚ many of the factors that are practiced today would not receive credit. Merely focusing on just handful of women are Florence Nightingale‚ Clara Barton‚ Dorothea Dix‚ Mary Mahoney‚ and Lillian Wald. Florence Nightingale might be known as the most famous registered nurse in American history. She was born in 1820 to a wealthy family that did not approve Florence working as a nurse. The family felt that nursing
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