2016 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook

by Gail M. Wilkes, Margaret Barton-Burke

Overview

Written especially for nurses caring for patients with cancer, the 2016 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook uniquely expresses drug therapy in terms of the nursing process: nursing diagnoses, etiologies of toxicities, and key points for nursing assessment, intervention, and evaluation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781284117967
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	02/11/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1564
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

Oncology Nursing Consultant, Kilauea, Hawaii
Mary Ann Lee Professor of Oncology Nursing, University of Missouri, St. Louis, Research Scientist, Siteman Cancer Center

Table of Contents

Section I Cancer Treatment
Chapter 1 Introduction to Chemotherapy Drugs
Chapter 2 Biologic Response Modifier Therapy
Chapter 3 Cytoprotective Agents
Chapter 4 Molecularly Targeted Therapies
Chapter 5 Chemobiotherapy for Noncancer Diseases
Section 2 Symptom Management
Chapter 6 Pain
Chapter 7 Nausea and Vomiting
Chapter 8 Anorexia and Cachexia
Chapter 9 Anxiety and Depression
Section 3 Complications
Chapter 10 Managing Tumor-Related Skeletal Events and Hypercalcemia
Chapter 11 Infection
Chapter 12 Constipation
Chapter 13 Diarrhea
Appendix 1 Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Drugs
Appendix 2 Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Melissa Mason, BSN, RN, CPN, CPHON (University of New Mexico Hospital)
Description: This annually updated handbook covers the full gamut of oncology drug therapy, including chemotherapy agents, biological response modifiers, and molecularly targeted therapies, as well as symptom management and complications of therapy.
Purpose: Nurses are very involved in the pharmacological aspects of oncology treatment as well as the symptoms that arise from both treatment and disease processes. This book focuses on the management of both at the bedside, while also including the basic information normally included in a drug book.
Audience: The intended audience is bedside nurses caring for patients undergoing treatment of cancer. The authors are advanced practice nurses working in the field of oncology.
Features: This book is unique in its format. Specific drug entries not only include the basics of mechanism of action and dosages, they also list side effects and how they relate to the nursing process and several nursing diagnoses related to potential issues with the particular treatment. The book is divided into types of treatment, with a section dedicated to the treatment of malignancy, treatment of side effects, and treatment of complications that can arise.
Assessment: This is an essential part of any oncology nurse's library and should be in every oncology floor's medication room.

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