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Gain knowledge of how surgery can be used as part of a patient’s cancer treatment plan. Surgical procedures can be used throughout the continuum of care. This huddle card covers the various roles surgery can play in the overall treatment plan.
Financial toxicity is the adverse economic consequences and distress resulting from the costs of medical treatment. Review this huddle card to learn about how financial toxicity affects patients with cancer and their care, as well as risk factors for financial toxicity and nursing considerations to address it.
Plant alkaloids are cell cycle–specific (including the S, late G2, and mitosis phases of division) antitumor agents that are derived from plants. They primarily interfere with microtubule function, preventing cell division. Review this huddle card in a group or individually to learn more about plant alkaloids.
Safe delivery of high-risk anticancer medications requires coordination among all members of the care team. Review this card to understand the important checkpoints for pre-treatment verification that promote safe administration of anticancer therapies.
Discover what you can learn with our compilation of resources to help expand your education around immuno-oncology. Explore books, clinical practice resources, learning tools, podcasts, videos, and more.
Antineoplastic drugs, commonly known as chemotherapy, cytotoxic and oncology drugs are used to treat cancer and non-cancer medical conditions. Before starting this kind of treatment, a thorough assessment of the patient is done to help prevent errors and minimize risk for complications and applies to all routes and classes of antineoplastic administration. This ONS Huddle Card™ covers the Pre- Administration Verification, an Administration Checklist and Post-Administration Considerations.
Up to 50% of patients with metastatic disease develop malignant pleural effusion. Review this huddle card to learn evidence-based assessment and management of malignant pleural effusions.
Enhance your knowledge on hormone therapies in this quick easy to use resource. This is a targeted therapy that involves manipulating hormone levels to treat cancer. This huddle card details how hormone therapies work, the medications included in this category and the benefits to patients with cancer.
Moral distress occurs when conflicting values and views violate a healthcare provider’s integrity. Although clinicians can confront and respond to individual ethical conflicts, moral distress persists when they cannot identify a course of action that maintains their ethical values. Review this huddle card in a group or individually to learn more about moral resilience and how you and your colleagues can cultivate a resilient practice.