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Review this huddle care in a group or individually to learn more about the differences and similarities between palliative and hospice care.
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.
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.
This resource covers how targeted therapy works to inhibit the action of certain proteins, molecules, and enzymes to grow cancer cells. This type of therapy can be used in combination with other therapies. There are different types of targeted therapies, and each has benefits and limitations as part of a treatment plan.
As many as 15% of patients with cancer experience malignant spinal cord compression throughout the course of their disease. Patients with lung, prostate, or breast cancer or multiple myeloma are at a higher risk for this complication. Learn about the clinical manifestations, emergency interventions, and nursing considerations.
This card explores how cancer and cancer treatments can affect a person’s sexuality and intimate relationships. Sexual expression and desire do not take a break because of a cancer diagnosis or cancer treatments. This card covers symptoms related to cancer that affect sexuality, nursing considerations when caring for a patient experiencing these issues, and barriers to supporting patients’ sexuality.
Tumor lysis syndrome occurs when large numbers of rapidly dividing cells are killed and release their contents into the bloodstream. Learn which patients are at high risk for this issue, as well as the interventions that can be administered to avoid life threatening outcomes.
Revisit the oncologic emergency, hypercalcemia of malignancy, including risk factors, manifestations, assessment, treatment, and nursing interventions.
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are a form of targeted therapy that blocks the action of tyrosine kinase enzymes in cells. Review this huddle card in a group or individually to learn more about tyrosine kinase inhibitors.