title: The Roy Adaptation Model used as a guide for the nursing care of an 8-year-old child with leukemia.
abstract: Roy's Adaptation Model provides a framework for holistic oncology nursing practice. In this article, an overview of Roy's model is provided. It is used to assess the behaviors and stimuli influencing the behaviors of an 8-year-old boy with acute lymphocytic leukemia. Planning and evaluating the nursing care of this child is based on the model. A comprehensive list of nursing diagnoses is categorized according to Roy's four adaptive modes, and a nursing care plan for two of these diagnoses is presented.
authors: University of Alabama School of Nursing, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294-1210.
authors: P S
authors: PS
authors: Wright
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Holcombe
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Foote
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Piazza
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology