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D E Orem

Publications and source records attributed to D E Orem.

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PubMed2001

Self-care: a foundational science.

Further development of conceptual elements of the theory of self-care, one of the three constituent theories of Orem's self-care deficit theory of nursing, is reported. Five content areas of a practical science of self-care are identified; one content area, self-care requisites, is refined and developed. The nature of self-care requisites is reformulated; guides and standards for the expression of self-care requisites, examples of expressed self-care requisites, and a self-care practice guide are described. These developments are illustrated using the example of the requisite to maintain an adequate fluid intake.

Humans↗
PubMed1995

Orem's nursing theory and positive mental health: practical considerations.

The impetus for the authors' development of this article was their growing awareness of the failure of some nurses to recognize positive mental health behaviors of patients. The authors also were aware of the absence of readily applicable criterion measures of positive mental health. This awareness led to the formulation and investigation of two questions: What human behaviors constitute adequate criterion measures of positive mental health of adults? Do adult persons in health care, including nursing situations, reveal evidence of positive mental health?

Activities of Daily Living↗