Joan Lockhart on Follow-Up Care for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
Joan Lockhart, PhD, RN, CORLN, AOCN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, clinical professor at Duquesne University School of Nursing, discusses issues oncology nurses should monitor for when treating patients with head and neck cancer.
Joan Lockhart, PhD, RN, CORLN, AOCN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, clinical professor at Duquesne University School of Nursing, discusses issues oncology nurses should monitor for when treating patients with head and neck cancer.
These include wound care, managing an artificial airway, health education, discharge planning, and understanding side effects of any nonsurgical treatments.
However, one of the most important patient needs that nurses should be attuned to are the psychosocial aspects that come with this diagnosis, but also the treatments. Certain issues that can affect quality of life include financial strains and returning to work.
Oncology Nurses Provide Patients an Avenue to Supportive Care
November 12th 2019Palliative care is often associated with a patient entering end of life treatment and giving up on their treatment, but that isn't the reality of what id can do for patients. And oncology nurses can help guide patients to the right supportive care for them.
Hyman B. Muss Discusses the Importance of Nurses in Treating Pregnant Women With Breast Cancer
March 23rd 2016Hyman B. Muss, MD, professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, discusses the vital roles that nurses play when it comes to treating pregnant women with breast cancer.
Kimberly J. Van Zee on Nomograms Helping in DCIS Treatment Decision-Making
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