2017 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook

2017 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook
ISBN-10
1284139093
ISBN-13
9781284139099
Category
Medical
Pages
1600
Language
English
Published
2016-11-29
Publisher
Jones & Bartlett Learning
Authors
Margaret Barton-Burke, Gail M. Wilkes

Description

Written especially for nurses caring for patients with cancer, the 2017 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. Updated annually, this essential reference provides valuable information on effective symptom management, patient education, and chemotherapy administration. Completely revised and updated, the 2017 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook includes separate chapters on molecular and immunologic/biologic targeted therapies. These chapters provide fundamental reviews to assist nurses in understanding the cellular communication pathways disrupted by cancer. It also offers simplified content, attention to understanding the immune checkpoint inhibitors, new information about immunotherapy, new drugs and their indications, and updated indications and side effects for recently FDA approved drugs. New drugs include: alectin

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