2017 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook

by Gail M. Wilkes, Margaret Barton-Burke

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781284138948
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	11/18/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1636
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Oncology Nursing Consultant, Kilauea, Hawaii
Mary Ann Lee Professor of Oncology Nursing, University of Missouri, St. Louis, Research Scientist, Siteman Cancer Center

Table of Contents

Section I Cancer Treatment
Chapter 1 Introduction to Chemotherapy Drugs
Chapter 2 Biologic Response Modifier Therapy
Chapter 3 Cytoprotective Agents
Chapter 4 Molecularly Targeted Therapies
Chapter 5 Chemobiotherapy for Noncancer Diseases
Section II Symptom Management
Chapter 6 Pain
Chapter 7 Nausea and Vomiting
Chapter 8 Anorexia and Cachexia
Chapter 9 Anxiety and Depression
Section III Complications
Chapter 10 Managing Tumor-Related Skeletal Events and Hypercalcemia
Chapter 11 Infection
Chapter 12 Constipation
Chapter 13 Diarrhea
Appendix Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Drugs
Appendix Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Melissa Mason, BSN, RN, CPN, CPHON (University of New Mexico Hospital)
Description: This drug handbook is a necessary part of every oncology nurse's reference library. Year to year there are significant updates and revisions as new drug therapies are introduced and new side effects and/or benefits are discovered.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a reference on the complex nature of oncologic therapy administration. This handbook illustrates the "why" of the use of a medication, as well as "how" it works in the body. This allows for better monitoring by nurses, as well as a better understanding of potential issues that can arise, thus allowing for better patient education.
Audience: It is intended for use by nurses caring for patients receiving oncologic treatment. However, it also would be a great reference for interns and resident physicians on their oncology rotation.
Features: The format is user-friendly, with medicatiions organized by class of drug and then alphabetically. The book covers the gamut of treatment from chemotherapy and biotherapy to rescue agents and symptom management. There are several illustrations, which are helpfully located on the same page as the pertinent text, so readers do not have to search an appendix to find them. The graphics are in black and white, but are well done and accomplish their purpose.
Assessment: This is an excellent reference for oncology nurses. I would like to see more references to pediatric applications, but this handbook is a great addendum to pediatric oncology dosage books.

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