Nursing capstone project: Orem’s Self-Care Theory

Nursing capstone project: Orem’s Self-Care Theory

Orem’s Self-Care Theory The identified theory is Orem’s Self-Care Theory that was developed by Dorothea Orem. The major assumptions of this theory are that (i) people have to be responsible, independent and self-reliant for their own care and others in their family who need care; and (ii) nursing is a type of action since it involves interaction between at least 2 people