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9781935864547: Putting Evidence Into Practice: A Pocket Guide to Cancer Symptom Management
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ISBN 10: 1935864548 ISBN 13: 9781935864547
Editorial: Oncology Nursing Society, 2014

Sinopsis

From the team that has brought you the Putting Evidence Into Practice (PEP) resources since 2006 comes the first ever pocket-sized book containing everything you need to immediately improve patient care. Featuring the latest evidence on 19 symptom management topics, this book provides a quick reference guide to help clinicians identify which interventions have demonstrated effectiveness against the following symptoms and side effects:

  • Anorexia
  • Anxiety
  • Caregiver strain and burden
  • Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
  • Cognitive impairment
  • Constipation
  • Depression
  • Diarrhea (chemotherapy- and radiation-induced)
  • Dyspnea
  • Fatigue
  • Hot flashes
  • Lymphedema
  • Mucositis
  • Pain (acute, breakthrough, chronic, and refractory/intractable)
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • Prevention of infection (general and transplant)
  • Radiodermatitis
  • Skin reactions
  • Sleep-wake disturbances

This is an essential tool for ensuring quality care of patients with cancer and was designed for easy carrying and referencing during direct patient care. Each chapter outlines the nature, incidence, and impact of the symptom for patients with cancer; factors that create the highest risk; key aspects of assessment and identification of some assessment tools; intervention evidence; and suggestions for application in practice. Get the most current evidence-based information on common cancer symptoms and treatment side effects in this new, easy-to-carry guide.

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Reseña del editor

From the team that has brought you the Putting Evidence Into Practice (PEP) resources since 2006 comes the first ever pocket-sized book containing everything you need to immediately improve patient care. Featuring the latest evidence on 19 symptom management topics, this book provides a quick reference guide to help clinicians identify which interventions have demonstrated effectiveness against the following symptoms and side effects: Anorexia Anxiety Caregiver strain and burden Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting Cognitive impairment Constipation Depression Diarrhea (chemotherapy- and radiation-induced) Dyspnea Fatigue Hot flashes Lymphedema Mucositis Pain (acute, breakthrough, chronic, and refractory/intractable) Peripheral neuropathy Prevention of infection (general and transplant) Radiodermatitis Skin reactions Sleep-wake disturbances This is an essential tool for ensuring quality care of patients with cancer and was designed for easy carrying and referencing during direct patient care. Each chapter outlines the nature, incidence, and impact of the symptom for patients with cancer; factors that create the highest risk; key aspects of assessment and identification of some assessment tools; intervention evidence; and suggestions for application in practice. Get the most current evidence-based information on common cancer symptoms and treatment side effects in this new, easy-to-carry guide.

Reseña del editor

Putting Evidence Into Practice: A Pocket Guide to Cancer Symptom Management updates the Oncology Nursing Society PEP oncology symptom management resources into a pocket guide that nurses can use on the go. This spiral bound edition measures in at 4 inches by 7 inches, and can easily be fit into a pocket so nurses can use in their clinical settings. The pocket guide also features updated information on all 19 symptom management topics that have appeared in the previous two volumes. Based on current evidence, the interventions appearing in this edition provide clinicians with a quick reference to help identify which treatments have demonstrated effectiveness and which have proven to be ineffective. This book is an essential tool for ensuring quality care of patients with cancer, and a must-have for any nursing library.

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Editorial
Oncology Nursing Society
Año de publicación
2014
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1935864548
ISBN 13 
9781935864547
Encuadernación
Encuadernación en espiral
Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
295
Editor
Irwin Margaret, Johnson Lee Ann
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