**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Oncology**
Find oncology information fast with this concise, all-in-one clinical reference!
Mosby's Oncology Nursing Advisor, 3rd Edition
uses a streamlined format to provide quick access to the most essential information on oncology nursing care. Evidence-based guidelines include topics such as the major cancers, principles of cancer management, and principles of symptom management, as well as oncologic emergencies, palliative care, and nursing practice considerations. This edition includes new information on cancer treatments, genetic risk, chemotherapy guidelines, and more. Written by a team of oncology nursing experts led by Susan Maloney-Newton, this book is ideal for use in any oncology nursing setting.
Detailed descriptions of more than 50 major cancer types
provide essential information on incidence, etiology and risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnostic workup, histology, staging, treatment, prognosis, and prevention.
Coverage of cancer management principles
outlines a wide range of treatment and pharmacologic modalities, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, and complementary and alternative therapies.
Symptom management guidelines
offer in-depth coverage of pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, assessment tools, lab and diagnostic tests, differential diagnoses, interventions, patient education, follow up care, and resources for more than 30 common symptoms associated with cancer and cancer treatments.
Essential information on oncologic emergencies and emergent issues
prepares readers to respond quickly to structural, urologic, metabolic, and hematologic emergencies.
Section on palliative care and end-of-life issues
offers helpful guidelines for dealing with topics related to survivorship, palliative care, the final hours of the cancer patient, and loss, grief, and bereavement.
NEW! Updated content
reflects the latest evidence-based information, including cancer biology, cancer treatment modalities, the latest chemotherapy guidelines, and a stronger emphasis on oral agents.
NEW! New content addresses the concept of "previvorship,"
the concept of coping with a documented genetically linked high cancer risk.
NEW! Enhanced content on health disparities, diversity and inclusion, and transgender considerations
equips oncology nurses with essential information to promote health equity.
NEW! Key recommendations of the
2020-2030
Future of Nursing Report
are integrated into the
Nursing Practice Considerations
section.
NEW! Content on the impact of the COVID pandemic
includes delayed diagnosis and treatment and the impact of COVID sequelae on the health of patients with cancer.
NEW! Added content on palliative care
is included in an expanded
Pain
chapter.
NEW! Full-color design and additional illustrations
make it easier to use the book and to understand concepts.
NEW!
Pulmonary Symptoms
chapter
now includes cough, dyspnea, and pleural effusion content.