Understanding and Managing Oncologic Emergencies: A Resource for Nurses - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1890504629 ISBN 13: 9781890504625

Publisher: Oncology Nursing Society, 2006

Synopsis

Meet critical situations head-on with this definitive new resource! Prompt recognition and management of emergency situations in patients with cancer is crucial to avoid potentially life-threatening complications. As nurses are often the first to recognize an oncologic emergency event, a thorough understanding of the scope of the problem could mean the difference between life and death."Understanding and Managing Oncologic Emergencies: A Resource for Nurses" is an essential reference on this vital topic. Written from a nursing perspective, this new book provides comprehensive information on urgent conditions that may arise with patients with cancer and guides nurses and other healthcare providers in acute symptom management.Chapters provide an in-depth discussion of the 10 most common oncologic emergencies: Cardiac tamponade; Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Hypercalcemia of malignancy; Increased intracranial pressure; Malignant pleural effusion; Sepsis and septic shock; Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion; Spinal cord compression; Superior vena cava syndrome; and Tumor lysis syndrome.Detailing the risk factors, pathophysiology, patient assessment, treatment, and nursing management, as well as patient and family education, this new book is a valuable resource for nurses working with oncology patient populations and also can be used as a study guide for oncology nursing certification examinations.

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Review

"Provides nurses and other healthcare providers with a comprehensive resource on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, assessment, and management of common oncologic emergencies. . . . This resource can be used to help prevent, recognize, and effectively manage an oncologic emergency." -- Deborah K. Mayer, Assistant Professor, Tufts School of Business "from the foreword"

Edition details

• Publisher: Oncology Nursing Society
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1890504629
• ISBN 13: 9781890504625
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344
• Editor: Kaplan Marcelle