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Dorothea Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory is a theoretical framework that assumes nursing care is necessary when individuals are unable to meet their health-related self-care needs independently. This theory was developed by American nursing theorist Dorothea Elizabeth Orem (1914–2007) and defines the nurse’s role as an intervention aimed at balancing the discrepancy between an individual’s self-care capacity and their current care needs. Orem categorizes the nurse’s roles into two main types: “s