International Journal of Cancer and Oncology International Journal of Cancer and Oncology International Journal of Cancer and Oncology International Journal of Cancer and Oncology 2377-0902Ommega Online PublishersNew Jersey, USA96410.15436/2377-0902.16.964Research ArticleOrem's Theory UsageOrem's Theory UsageHuthaifah KhraisDepartment of Nursing Zarqa University JordanEditor* E-mail: h_khrais91@yahoo.com
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20163009201633IJCO-16-OP-96411062016260920162016Creative Commons Attribution LicenseThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. nbsp emsp emsp The self-care practices of children with cancer and the dependent-care practices of their parents are important These practices were systematic based on Orem rsquo s theory of self-care The notion of this question was to mark the abilities of participants when self-care deficits occurred In this paper a critique for a qualitative study was conducted The contribution was focused mainly on the appropriateness of using Orem theory with this study Overall the concepts propositions and assumptions were well used and applied Although some weakness was found it is recommended to make more investigations about the appropriate usage on nursing theories in research 10