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Learn how angiogenesis inhibitors work in cancer treatment plans. This huddle card reviews how the mechanism of action contributes to side effects and side effects management.
This huddle card is a refresher on the oncologic emergency cardiac tamponade. This card includes information on risk factors, manifestations, assessment, treatment, and nursing interventions for cardiac tamponade.
Review this huddle card to learn how clinical trials impact cancer care and the oncology nurse's role in caring for patients enrolled in clinical trials. This card covers the different phases of a trial and the nursing considerations for those working with patients in a clinical trial.
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.
Revisit the oncologic emergency, hypercalcemia of malignancy, including risk factors, manifestations, assessment, treatment, and nursing interventions.
Review this card about sepsis, an oncologic emergency, in a group or individually. Sepsis risk factors and manifestations as well as assessment, treatment, and nursing interventions are described.
Individually or within a group, review this card about the basic principles of cancer staging. This process is critical for treatment planning, eligibility for clinical trials, and treatment response.
Loss of fertility is a potential late effect of cancer treatment and can be a source of substantial emotional distress for young patients hoping to start or grow their family. View this huddle card to review treatment risk factors for infertility, preservation options, and nursing considerations.
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.