Oncology, Oncology Nursing, Pharmacology, Oncology - Basic Science, General & Miscellaneous - Nursing, Nursing Reference
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Overview
This book supplements other oncology nursing textbooks and provides hands-on information to assist the nurse in providing comprehensive care to patients receiving chemotherapy and to their families. The focus of the text is on the chemotherapeutic agents, their side effects, the corresponding nursing diagnoses and care plans, and state methods of administration and handling of these drugs.Editorials
From The Critics
This abbreviated edition of the larger textbook presents the most commonly used cancer chemotherapeutic agents. It includes all side effect information for 45-plus drugs in easy-to-read tables and appendices, as well as care plans (diagnosis, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, and specific interventions) for each medication and 13 related toxicities. The appendices comprise a chemotherapy checklist and nursing guidelines, extravasation, hypersensitivity and anaphylactic reactions, and an illustrated guide to handling cytotoxic and hazardous drugs. Spiral binding. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
October 31, 2001
Publisher
Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, c2002.
Pages
536
Format
Other Format
ISBN
9780763714819