Mosby's Oncology Nursing Advisor
A Comprehensive Guide to Clinical Practice
- 3rd Edition - September 5, 2023
- Latest edition
- Editors: Susan Maloney, Margie Hickey, Jeannine M. Brant
- Language: English
**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Oncology**Find oncology information fast with this concise, all-in-one clinical reference!… Read more
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Description
Description
**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Oncology**
Find oncology information fast with this concise, all-in-one clinical reference! Mosby's Oncology Nursing Advisor, 3rd Edition uses a streamlined format to provide quick access to the most essential information on oncology nursing care. Evidence-based guidelines include topics such as the major cancers, principles of cancer management, and principles of symptom management, as well as oncologic emergencies, palliative care, and nursing practice considerations. This edition includes new information on cancer treatments, genetic risk, chemotherapy guidelines, and more. Written by a team of oncology nursing experts led by Susan Maloney-Newton, this book is ideal for use in any oncology nursing setting.
Key features
Key features
- Detailed descriptions of more than 50 major cancer types provide essential information on incidence, etiology and risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnostic workup, histology, staging, treatment, prognosis, and prevention
- Coverage of cancer management principles outlines a wide range of treatment and pharmacologic modalities, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, and complementary and alternative therapies
- Symptom management guidelines offer in-depth coverage of pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, assessment tools, lab and diagnostic tests, differential diagnoses, interventions, patient education, follow up care, and resources for more than 30 common symptoms associated with cancer and cancer treatments
- Essential information on oncologic emergencies and emergent issues prepares readers to respond quickly to structural, urologic, metabolic, and hematologic emergencies
- Section on palliative care and end-of-life issues offers helpful guidelines for dealing with topics related to survivorship, palliative care, the final hours of the cancer patient, and loss, grief, and bereavement
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
Cancer Epidemiology: Implications for Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment
Cancer Pathophysiology
Cancer Genetics / Genomics
SECTION TWO: MAJOR CANCERS
Breast Cancer
Central Nervous System Cancers
Gastrointestinal System Cancers
Genitourinary Cancers
Gynecologic Cancers
Head and Neck Cancers
Leukemias
Lung Cancers
Lymphomas
Multiple Myeloma
Myelofibrosis
Neuroendocrine Cancers
Sarcomas
Skin Cancers
SECTION THREE: PRINCIPLES OF CANCER MANAGEMENT
Surgical Therapy
Radiation Therapy
Tumor Treating Fields
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Chemotherapy
Targeted and Immunotherapy (Now a single chapter)
Hormonal Therapy
Oral Adherence
Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Clinical Trials
SECTION FOUR: PRINCIPLES OF SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
Oncology Symptoms
SECTION FIVE Oncologic Emergencies
Structural Emergencies
Urologic Emergencies
Metabolic Emergencies
Hematologic Emergencies
SECTION SIX Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
Survivorship
Palliative Care
Final Hours
Loss, Grief, and Bereavement
SECTION SEVEN Nursing Practice Considerations
Communication
Socio-Cultural Considerations
Ethical Considerations
Quality and Safety
Evidence-Based Practice
Nurse Navigation
Patient Education
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 3
- Latest edition
- Published: November 22, 2023
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
SM
Susan Maloney
MH
Margie Hickey
JB