Beth Sandy on Managing Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
Beth Sandy points out what nurses should keep in mind when managing a patient with cancer's chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
Beth Sandy, CRNP, a nurse practitioner at the Abramson Cancer Center, Penn Medicine, discusses important things for nurses to remember when treating patients experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV).
Sandy emphasizes following NCCN guidelines for treatment of CINV, and being aware of all the drugs as more have become available in recent years. Most important is that nurses know the options for treatments, know the toxicities of the particular chemotherapy they're working with as well as the toxicities of the antiemetic. This includes that financial aspect of the agent.
Nursing Perspectives on Managing Toxicities With ADCs in Metastatic Gastric and Breast Cancers
September 1st 2022In this episode of "The Vitals," Sarah Donahue, MPH, NP, AOCNP; Jamie Carroll, APRN, CNP, MSN; Theresa Wicklin Gillespie, PhD, MA, RN, FAAN; and Elizabeth Prechtel-Dunphy, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, AOCN, exchange clinical pearls for treating patients receiving antibody-drug conjugates.
Increasing Awareness of Audiovestibular Adverse Events From Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
July 16th 2024Oncology nurses play a critical role in identifying and managing rare audiovestibular complications associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors to prevent permanent hearing loss and improve patients' quality of life.
