ABSTRACT

Objective: To provide an overview of the influence of nursing-based knowledge on the Energy Conservation Model in dealing with nutritional problems in children with cancer.

Methodology: The method used is a case study in five pediatric patients using the nursing care approach.

Results: All cases foundthe risk of malnutrition caused by chemotherapy, decreased appetite, nausea, vomiting, pain, constipation, and advanced cancer. In general, the nutritional problem of children with cancer has improved, which is characterized by a decreased nutritional score.

Conclusion: The Levine conservation model can be applied to pediatric patients with cancer who experience nutritional disorders and as a guide for nurses to conduct studies, decide on diagnoses and arrange interventions, to improve the quality of nursing care.

Keywords: Cancer; Child Nutrition Cancer;Levine Conservation Model