title: Orem's theory used as a guide for the nursing care of an eight-year-old child with leukemia.
abstract: Orem's general theory of nursing provides a framework for holistic pediatric oncology nursing. In this article, an overview of Orem's theory is provided. The theory is used to assess the self-care deficits of an 8-year-old boy who has been diagnosed with leukemia, the ability of the mother to meet the son's self-care demands, and the nursing system needed to assist the mother to meet her son's self-care demands. The theory is used to plan and evaluate the nursing care of this child. A comprehensive list of nursing diagnoses and a nursing care plan for two of these diagnoses are presented.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama School of Nursing, Birmingham 35294-1210.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Foote
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holcombe
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D012648:Self Care