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Main description:
Using a question-and-answer format, this book provides practical pearls of wisdom and tricks of the trade to enhance your oncology nursing skills and aid in effective decision-making when caring for your patients. Written by experts in the field, this reference provides insightful answers, bulleted lists, and tables so you get the best information in an easy-to-read format. Keep it on hand every day in the clinical setting, use it to review for certification, or add it to your professional library at home!
Contents:
I. CANCER OVERVIEW
1. Carcinogenesis and Genetics
2. Cancer Prevention and Detection
3. Diagnosis and Staging
II. TREATING CANCER
4. Surgical Oncology
5. Radiation Therapy
6. Principles of Chemotherapy
7. Tips for Administering Chemotherapy
8. Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant
9. Biologic and Targeted Therapy
10. Clinical Trials
11. Blood Components
12. Vascular Access Devices (VAD)
13. Complementary and Alternative (CAM) Therapies
III. HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES
14. Hodgkin Lymphoma
15. Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
16. Multiple Myeloma
17. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
IV. SOLID TUMORS
18. AIDS-related Malignancies
19. Bladder Cancer
20. Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas
21. Brain Tumors
22. Breast Cancer
23. Colorectal Cancer (CRC)
24. Endocrine Cancers
25. Gastric, Pancreatic, Hepatocellular and Gallbladder Cancers
26. Gynecologic Cancers
27. Head and Neck Cancers
28. Lung Cancer
29. Malignant Melanoma
30. Prostate Cancer
31. Renal Cell Carcinoma
32. Testicular Cancer
33. Cancer of Unknown Primary Sites (CUPs)
V. SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
34. Depression, Distress, and Anxiety
35. Diarrhea and Constipation
36. Fatigue
37. Lymphedema
38. Mucositis
39. Nausea and Vomiting
40. Nutritional Support
41. Organ Toxicities and Late Effects
42. Pain Management
43. Palliative Care
44. Sexuality
45. Sleep-Wake Disturbances
VI. ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES
46. Cardiac Tamponade
47. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
48. Hypercalcemia of Malignancy (HCM)
49. Infections in Cancer Patients
50. Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH)
51. Spinal Cord Compression
52. Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
53. Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS)
VII. CARING FOR THE PERSON WITH CANCER
54. Cancer and Pregnancy
55. Culture and Ethnicity
56. Religion and Spirituality
57. Family and Caregiver Coping
58. Survivorship
59. Hospice Care
60. Advance Directives, End of Life Decisions, and Ethical Dilemmas
61. Caring for the Caregiver
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