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Books : Professional & Technical : Medical : Nursing : Oncology
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ONE-ON-ONE WITH 15 CANCER DOCTORS:
If you traveled the world for appointments with fifteen cancer doctors, you would discover many of the cutting-edge treatments used to heal the body from cancer. You would also spend thousands of dollars on hotels, plane tickets, and medical appointment fees-not to mention the time that it would take to embark on such a journey.
Even if you had the time and money to travel, would the physicians have enough time to answer all of your questions? Would you even know which questions to ask?
In this long-awaited book, health care journalist Connie Strasheim has done all the work for you. She conducted intensive interviews with fifteen highly regarded doctors who specialize in cancer treatment, asking them thoughtful, important questions, and then spent months compiling their information into organized, user-friendly chapters that contain the core principles upon which they base their approach to healing cancer. The practitioners interviewed are medical, osteopathic and naturopathic doctors, trained in a variety of integrative approaches to cancer treatment.
All aspects of treatment are covered, from anti-neoplastic (anti-cancer) remedies and immune system support, to dietary and lifestyle choices that result in the best outcomes for patients. The book also offers unique insights into healing, such as the pros an
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Pocket sized hospice and palliative care handbook recently updated and released for those providing end of life care and interfacing with the management of advanced chronic diseases. Includes detailled assessment tool, treatment guidelines, tables and scales for pain management and other distressing symptoms. A practical educational tool for nurses in hospice, oncology, long term care and inpatient palliative care. Includes guidelines for spiritual, psychosocial and dignity conserving interventions for patients and their families facing a terminal illness!
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"This textbook has...introduced concepts and methods of education which [help] to move palliative nursing forward as an evidenced based practice of whole person care."
-- Betty Ferrell, PhD, FAAN
Research Scientist (From the Foreword)"In this comprehensive textbook on palliative care nursing, editors Marianne Matzo and Deborah Witt Sherman succeed in bringing together the heart of nursing and the true meaning of palliative care with the most current evidence based practice."
--GeriPal
Palliative care is a philosophy of caregiving that integrates disease modification with supportive, compassionate therapies for patients at the end of life. Palliative care nurses are responsible for alleviating pain and other physical symptoms-along with satisfying the emotional, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of patients who are facing life-threatening illness.
This third edition of Palliative Care Nursing provides more comprehensive newly updated content, knowledge, attitudes, skills, and cutting-edge teaching and learning strategies to achieve the AACN End-of-Life nursing competencies providing a lifespan approach. Now in its third edition, this book continues to emphasize the value of complementary, holistic modalities in promoting health, wholeness, and wellness, even as death approaches.
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Published in collaboration with the ONS, this Study Guide is a must-have for those who are taking the certification exam. The chapters parallel those presented in the Core Curriculum for Oncology Nursing, 4e. The number of questions in each chapter will correspond with the percentage of questions on that particular topic included in the certification exam. Answers and rationales for correct and incorrect responses are listed at the end of each chapter. The book also includes an updated bibliography for each subject.
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WHO Classification of Tumours of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissue is the third volume in the new WHO series on histological and genetic typing of human tumors. This authoritative, concise reference book covers the entire range of leukaemias and lymphomas. It provides an international standard for oncologists and pathologists and will serve as an indispensable guide for use in the design of studies monitoring response to therapy and clinical outcome. Diagnostic criteria, pathological features, and associated genetic alterations are described in a strictly disease-oriented manner. Sections on all recognized neoplasms and their variants include new ICD-O codes, incidence, age and sex distribution, location, clinical signs and symptoms, pathology, genetics, and predictive factors.
The book, prepared by 130 authors from 22 countries, contains more than 1,000 color photographs, numerous magnetic resonance and ultrasound images, CT scans, charts, and 2,500 references.
This book is in the series commonly referred to as the "Blue Book" series.
Who Classification of Tumors of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissue
Contributors:Dr Cem Akin, Dr Loannis Anagnostopoulos, Dr Katsuyuki Aozasa, Dr Daniel A. Arber, Dr Michele Baccarani, Dr Barbara J. Bain, Dr Giovanni Barosi, Dr Lrith Baumann, Dr Marie-Christine Bene, Dr Daniel Benharroch, Dr John M
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Thorough coverage of general nursing duties, including analysis and assessment techniques. Includes detailed tables and diagrams clearly labeled and organized for quick reference. Includes detailed information and diagrams on: · lung sounds · normal EKG patterns · cardiac enzymes · adventitious lung sounds · arterial blood gas analysis · grading heart murmers & heart sounds · cranial nerves · insulin types & action times · symptom analysis · Glasgow Coma Scale · pressure sore staging · common medical abbreviations · intramuscular injection sites · calculating I.V. drip rates & I.V. flow rates · 5 p's of circulatory · checks, edema, pulses & dosage cups · household/apothecary/metric equivalents · conversion factors · complete blood count · four primary assessment techniques · basic head-to-toe assessment · serum electrolytes · coagulation studies · odor assessment
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Published in collaboration with the ONS, this text is the definitive source for concepts and practices in oncology nursing and can be used for orientation of nurses to oncology, inservice and continuing education programs for practicing nurses, a basis for curriculum development in graduate programs, and as a review tool for certification. Based on the blueprint of the certification examination by the ONCC (Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation), the book is in outline format to help readers focus on the most important information. Instructor resources available; contact your sales representative for details.- Covers the entire scope of the specialty ensuring comprehensive coverage
- Outline format helps the reader focus on the most important information
- Effective guide for teaching and learning for in-service, continuing education, and academic programs
- Powerful study tool for the ONCC certification exam
- Tables and figures illustrate complex concepts
* Entirely revised, updated, and expanded to reflect the current state of oncology nursing practice.
* Expanded pain management content.
* New content on nonpharmacologic interventions (e.g. heat massage, imagery).
* New content on alternative therapies.
- Covers the entire scope of the specialty ensuring comprehensive coverage
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This classic text offers a comprehensive, yet concise and manageable overview of oncology nursing. New to this edition, symptom management topics are now presented in a separate unit so you'll easily see how to effectively improve your patients' sense of wellbeing. Over 400 multiple-choice review questions complement chapter case studies to reinforce what you've learned as well as prepare you for certification exams.- Comprehensive yet concise overview of oncology nursing
- Consistent format in disease chapters for quick access and understanding of key information
- Review questions with answers and rationales at the end of each chapter
- New chapter on Functional Status and its effect on patient outcomes
- New chapter on Ethical Considerations for the oncology nurse
- New chapters on Skin Integrity, Oral Mucositis, Bone Marrow Suppression
- New chapter on Palliative Care offers information regarding providing physical and emotional comfort to dying patients and their families
- New chapters on Patient Education and Family Caregiving for information on assisting families that provide needed health services and support outside of the healthcare setting
- New Symptom Management unit with new chapters on Dyspnea, Sleep Disturbance, Nausea, and Hot Flashes
- Case studies at the end of each chapter correspond with chapter co
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Written Expressly For Nurses Caring For Patients With Cancer, The 2012 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 2012 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook Includes: * New Drug Entries And Revisions * Specific Drugs Described In Terms Of Their Mechanism Of Action, Metabolism, Drug Interactions, Laboratory Effects/Interference, And Special Considerations * The Most Important And Common Drug Side Effects * Greater Discussion Of Fundamentals Of Malignant Transformation, New Molecular Targets, And Drugs In The Pipeline
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Caring for patients at the end of life s journey is challenging, but rewarding. To Comfort Always: A Nurse s Guide to End-of-Life Care prepares nurses to care for dying patients and their families by providing a primer that is both practical and insightful. From emotional needs such as relief of suffering to physical needs such as relief of pain, To Comfort Always supplies nurses what they need to know to deliver holistic, effective care. Linda Norlander brings her expertise in end-of-life care to this book that will serve as a valuable resource for nurses committed to comforting patients and families at one of life s most moving passages.
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Now in its third edition, this landmark textbook has become the key resource for all nurses working in the field of palliative care. Edited by renowned nursing experts Betty Ferrell and Nessa Coyle and written by a dynamic team of internationally known authorities in nursing and palliative medicine, the book contains 78 chapters which cover the gamut of the palliative nursing world. The volume's scope is broad to incorporate principles of care from the time of the initial diagnosis of a terminal disease to the end of a patient's life and beyond.
This text is distinctively developed to highlight the nurse's vital role as part of an integrated palliative care team. Various care settings are discussed including the hospital, ICU, home care, and hospice settings. While the book does provide some information on disease and pathophysiology when appropriate, the chapters focus on the practical aspects of nursing care, including symptom assessment, patient teaching, family support, psychosocial aspects of palliation, and spiritual care. All of the chapters have been completely updated and reorganized to incorporate new research and emerging models of care. This updated volume includes over 10 new chapters, including an extensively update section on international models of palliative care. In addition, there are many new ethics discussions covering a range of topics from pediatric pallia
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Becoming a Breast Cancer Nurse Navigator is an innovative new resource that guides nurses through the process of becoming a nurse navigator at breast cancer centers. Written by a nationally renowned expert nurse navigator, this essential resource provides direction on improving efficiency and effectiveness in delivery of care. Important features of the book include an overview of the history of navigation, case studies to reinforce concepts and information on becoming a certified nurse navigator. It also contains tools to help measure individual performance and demonstrate value to cancer center leaders. Becoming a Breast Cancer Nurse Navigator is a must-have resource for oncology nurses and administrators interested in patient advocacy and improved outcomes.
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The first book of its kind, this must-have resource examines the integration of palliative interventions from a disease-specific approach, providing practical guidance on caring for patients who follow a progressive, chronic disease trajectory prior to death. This uniquely practical book addresses all aspects of palliative care, going beyond theoretical information to advise practitioners on the most effective management of common symptoms and providing physical, psychological, and spiritual comfort to patients and families. The multidisciplinary focus of care is reflected by collaborative contributors and diverse authorship of an oncology/palliative care nurse practitioner, a physician, and a social worker.- Expert authors in the field of palliative care - an oncology/palliative care nurse practitioner, an MD, and a social worker - represent the collaborative nature of caring for chronically ill patients.
- The most common illnesses that cause death in the United States are addressed in separate chapters on specific disease states: Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Nephrology, Oncology, and Neurology.
- Case studies at the conclusion of each chapter illustrate important patient scenarios in the context of clinical practice.
- Comprehensive drug information for symptom management and comfort measures is provided in an appendix, as well as palliative care assessment tools
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Newly Updated For 2012, The Pocket Guide To Chemotherapy Protocols, Seventh Edition, Is A Spiral-Bound Quick-Reference Guide Arranged Alphabetically By Cancer Type. This Handy, Practical Pocket Guide Contains Combination, As Well As Selected Single-Agent Regimens For Solid Tumor And Hematologic Malignancies. In Each Case, The Regimens Selected Are Based On Published Literature And Are Used In Clinical Practice In The Medical Oncology Community. The Seventh Edition Of The Bestselling Pocket Guide Is Completely Revised And Updated And Continues The Success Of Previous Editions By Offering Cancer Care Professionals Complete, Authoritative Information In A Convenient Format. Pocket Guide To Chemotherapy Protocols Is A Must-Have Quick Reference Guide For Physicians, Nurses, And Other Health Care Providers Treating Cancer Patients.
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WHO Classification of Tumours of the Digestive System is the third volume of the Fourth Edition of the WHO series on histological and genetic typing of human tumors. This authoritative, concise reference book provides an international standard for oncologists and pathologists and will serve as an indispensable guide for use in the design of studies monitoring response to therapy and clinical outcome. This book also provides user-friendly algorithmic approaches to the diagnosis of the major tumors of the digestive tract. Diagnostic criteria, pathological features, and associated genetic alterations are described in a strictly disease-oriented manner. Sections on all recognized neoplasms and their variants include new ICD-O codes, incidence, age and sex distribution, location, clinical signs and symptoms, pathology, genetics, and predictive factors. The book, prepared by more than 100 authors from 22 countries, contains some 700 color photographs, numerous tables and figures and more than 3700 references.
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A Cancer Source Book For Nurses, Eighth Edition Is Intended For Nurses In Every Practice Setting Who Are Involved With Providing Care For Cancer Survivors, Individuals With Cancer, And Those At Risk For Cancer. The Book Covers The Most Common Cancers And Strategies For Nursing Care. Several New Chapters Have Been Added, Including Chapters On Sexuality, Alternative Therapies, Vascular Access Devices, Clinical Trials, And Special Populations; Other Chapters Have Been Revised Extensively To Reflect Current Knowledge And Trends, And Include How To Manage Symptoms, The Latest On Cancer Prevention And Detection, Childhood Cancers, And Survivorship Issues. Chapters On The Most Common Cancers Include Information On Incidence, Risk Factors, Early Detection, Diagnostic Evaluation And Staging, Treatment, Prognosis, Side Effects And Long-Term Sequel, And Nursing Considerations.
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A powerful and substantiated expose of the medical politics that prevents promising alternative cancer therapies from being implemented in the United States.
• Focuses on Harry Hoxsey, the subject of the author's award-winning documentary, who claimed to cure cancer using herbal remedies.
• Presents scientific evidence supporting Hoxsey's cancer-fighting claims.
• Published to coincide with the anticipated 2000 public release of the government-sponsored report finding "noteworthy cases of survival" among Hoxsey
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Harry Hoxsey claimed to cure cancer using herbal remedies, and thousands of patients swore that he healed them. His Texas clinic became the world's largest privately owned cancer center with branches in seventeen states, and the value of its therapeutic treatments was upheld by two federal courts. Even his arch-nemesis, the AMA, admitted his treatment was effective against some forms of cancer. But the medical establishment refused an investigation, branding Hoxsey the worst cancer quack of the century and forcing his clinic to Tijuana, Mexico, where it continues to claim very high success rates. Modern laboratory tests have confirmed the anticancer properties of Hoxsey's herbs, and a federal govenment-sponsored report is now calling for a major reconsideration of the Hoxsey therapy.When Healing Becomes a Crime exposes the overall failure of the War on Cancer, while revealing how yesterday's "unorthodox" treatments are emerging as tomorrow's medicine. It probes other promising unconventional cancer treatments that have also been condemned without investigation, delving deeply into the corrosive medical politics and powerful economic forces behind this suppression. As alternative medicine finally regains its rightful place in mainstream practice, this compelling book will not only forever change the way you see medicine, but could also save your life.
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Palliative and End-of-Life Care, 2nd Edition provides clinicians with the guidelines and tools necessary to provide quality, evidenced-based care to patients with life-limiting illness. This text describes the care and management of patients with advanced disease throughout the disease trajectory, extending from diagnosis of advanced disease until death. Four units provide the general principles of palliative and end-of-life care, important concepts, advanced disease management, and clinical practice guidelines. Clinical practice guidelines offer in-depth discussions of the pathophysiology of 19 different symptoms, interventions for specific symptom management (including in-depth rationales), and suggestions for patient and family teaching.- Defines dying as a normal, healthy process aided by the support of an interdisciplinary team.
- Provides in-depth pathophysiology, assessment, and intervention information based upon the disease trajectory.
- Highlights opportunities for patient and family teaching.
- Describes psychosocial issues experienced by patients and their families.
- Reviews uncomplicated and complicated grief and mourning, providing suggestions to help the family after a patient's death.
- Includes case studies at the end of chapters to reinforce key concepts of compassionate care.
- New chapters including Advance Care Pla