A Nurse’s Guide to Caring for Cancer Survivors: Prostate Cancer
- ISBN-10
- 0763772623
- ISBN-13
- 9780763772628
- Series
- A Nurse’s Guide to Caring for Cancer Survivors
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 219
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-10-25
- Publisher
- Jones & Bartlett Learning
- Authors
- Jennifer A. Welch, Stephanie Marcotte
Description
With today’s increasing number of cancer survivors, more clinical nurses are helping their patients through the survivorship process. A Nurse’s Guide to Caring for Cancer Survivors: Prostate Cancer is an essential reference for clinical nurses to help identify key components of survivorship care. This diagnosis specific guide provides nurses with information to improve the quality of their patient’s life. Key topics include: Overview of the cancer diagnosis, common treatments and side effects, formats for compiling treatment summaries, patient care plans with an emphasis on healthy behaviors for preventing recurrence and secondary cancers, pharmacologic agents, strategies for coordination of care between healthcare providers and more.
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