2020-2021 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook
Wilkes, Gail
2020-2021 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook - Massachusetts : Jones & Bartlett, 2020
Introduction to chemotherapy drugs; Cytoprotective agents; Molecular targeted therapy; Immunologic targeted therapy; Chemobiotherapy for noncancer diseases; Pain; Nausea and vomiting; Anorexia and cachexia; Anxiety and depression; Managing tumor-related skeltal events and hypercalcemia; Infection; Constipation; Diarrhea; Appendix 1 - Occupational exposure to hazardous drugs; Appendix 2 - Common terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE)
Completely revised and updated, the 2020-2021 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook includes separate chapters on molecular and immunologic/biologic targeted therapies. These chapters provide fundamental reviews to assist nurses in understanding the cellular communication pathways disrupted by cancer. It also offers simplified content, attention to understanding the immune checkpoint inhibitors, new information about immunotherapy, new drugs and their indications, and updated indications and side effects for drugs recently approved by the FDA.
1284171329 9781284171327
Nursing
Oncology
Drugs
2020-2021 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook - Massachusetts : Jones & Bartlett, 2020
Introduction to chemotherapy drugs; Cytoprotective agents; Molecular targeted therapy; Immunologic targeted therapy; Chemobiotherapy for noncancer diseases; Pain; Nausea and vomiting; Anorexia and cachexia; Anxiety and depression; Managing tumor-related skeltal events and hypercalcemia; Infection; Constipation; Diarrhea; Appendix 1 - Occupational exposure to hazardous drugs; Appendix 2 - Common terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE)
Completely revised and updated, the 2020-2021 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook includes separate chapters on molecular and immunologic/biologic targeted therapies. These chapters provide fundamental reviews to assist nurses in understanding the cellular communication pathways disrupted by cancer. It also offers simplified content, attention to understanding the immune checkpoint inhibitors, new information about immunotherapy, new drugs and their indications, and updated indications and side effects for drugs recently approved by the FDA.
1284171329 9781284171327
Nursing
Oncology
Drugs