title: A comparison of three theories of nursing used as a guide for the nursing care of an 8-year-old child with leukemia.
abstract: This article evaluates three nursing theories that can be used to provide a framework for holistic pediatric oncology nursing practice: the Roy Adaptation Model, the Neuman Systems Model, and the Orem General Theory of Nursing. Each theory is compared in terms of its view of man, health, environment, nursing, and the nursing process. Critique of each theory is presented. The decision of which theorist to use as a basis for practice is left to the individual nurse. This article explicates the similarities and differences in the three theories.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama School of Nursing, Birmingham 35294.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holcombe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Foote
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009736:Nursing Process; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000451:nursing*