Cancer in children and young people acute nursing care /

• Other Authors: Gibson, Faith., Sloanes, Louise.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
• Subjects: Cancer in children > Nursing.; Cancer in adolescence > Nursing.; Neoplasms > nursing.; Adolescent.; Child.; Oncologic Nursing > methods.; Pediatric Nursing > methods.; MEDICAL > Pediatrics.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Children's Health.; Electronic books.
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Much has changed since the first book Paediatric Oncology: Acute Nursing Care (1999), therefore, this new edition encompasses these changes in relation to the practice itself and the evidence that underpins it. Emphasis is placed on ensuring terminology is accurate, in keeping with the language of t...

Table of Contents:

• Cancer in Children and Young People; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Part 1 Chemotherapy; Commentary: Chemotherapy; 1. Principles of Chemotherapy; 2. Chemotherapy Agents; 3. Administration of Chemotherapy; 4. Side Effects of Chemotherapy; 5. Oncological Emergencies; 6. Future Trends; Part 2 Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Commentary: Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; 7. Background to the Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Procedure; 8. Preparation for Bone Marrow Transplant.