Posts tagged cancer
Chemotherapy: Risk For Infection RT Leukopenia
Nursing Diagnosis: Risk for Infection RT Leukopenia Secondary to Chemotherapy
Outcomes: Infection Severity, Immune Status (NOC). Client will remain free of infection as evidenced by temperature remaining within normal limits. Client will verbalize interventions that prevent infection.
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Monitor vital signs to check for infection Infection Protection An elevated temperature is frequently the initial sign More >
Rectal Adenocarcinoma Nursing Care Plans
Adenocarcinoma of the rectum arises as an intramucosal epithelial lesion, usually in an adenomatous polyp or gland. As cancers grow, they invade the muscularis mucosa, lymphatic structures, and vascular structures and involve regional lymph nodes, adjacent structures, and distant sites, especially the liver. (more…)
Mastectomy Nursing Care Plans
Mastectomy is the surgical remove of the breast which is usually a surgical management for patients with breast cancer. This is done to prevent the metastasize of the cancer cells. Breast cancer is the most common malignancy experienced by women. Breast cancer is the uncontrolled growth of breast cells.
The nursing More >
Avoiding Quackery and Fraud
A lot of people believe TV advertisements, testimonials and other advertising campaigns about a certain drug or therapy that provides “cure”. These adverts often claim (in an indirect way) that they have the cure for chronic problems like cancer, diabetes, impotence, heart diseases, and other more.
These advertisements usually target those More >
Nursing Assessment Made Easy
They say that “the best nurses are excellent at assessment”, this is true because if we would look at the nursing process, assessment is the first step. If you have a weak foundation in assessment, the rest follows.
So, here are a list of keywords, mnemonics which you can use to More >
