Surgical oncology nursing / edited by Gail Wych Davidson, MS, NP-C, OCN, Joanne L. Lester, PhD, CNP, AOCN, Meghan Routt, RN, MSN, GNP/ANP-BC, AOCNP.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davidson, Gail Wych, editor.

Lester, Joanne, editor.

Findlay, Meghan M., editor.

Oncology Nursing Society, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neoplasms--nursing.

Perioperative Nursing--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Neoplasms--nursing.

Perioperative Nursing--methods.

Physical Description:

xiii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : Oncology Nursing Society, [2014]

Summary:

For patients with cancer surgery is often the mainstay of treatment and surgical procedures also are commonly used in diagnosis, prevention, and palliation as well as in reconstruction to manage cosmetic defects. The complex needs of patients undergoing surgery related to malignancy require careful coordination by a multidisciplinary team, and nurse play a significant role in this care, whether in the perioperative or operating-room setting or in the postsurgical care arena Nurses must have specialized Training, knowledge, and skills to provide effective, compassionate care for surgical patients dealing with a cancer diagnosis. Surgical Oncology Nursing provides a wealth of information covering the entire trajectory of surgical care. Featuring expert authors from a wide range of disciplines, the book explores diagnosis, preoperative care, the perioperative setting, pediatric and geriatric implications, intraoperative radiation and interventional radiology and cancer site-specific considerations. Also included are chapters focusing on postsurgical care, including wound management, nutritional considerations, and survivorship care. Surgical Oncology Nursing is an essential resource for nurses charged with providing care for patients along the surgical continuum. Book jacket.

Contents:

Diagnosis of cancer

Preoperative care of the patient with cancer

Care of the surgical patient in the perioperative area

Geriatric implications in surgical oncology

Surgical care of cancers of the head and neck

Surgical care of breast cancer

Surgical care of the patient with lung cancer

Surgical care of the patient with upper gastrointestinal cancer

Lower gastrointestinal tract cancers

Surgical care of the patient with cancer of the female pelvis

Surgical care of the patient with cancer of the male pelvis and urologi cancers

Surgical care of skin cancer

Surgical management of brain tumors

Surgical care of cancers that affect the bone

Robotic minimally invasive surgery

Interventional radiology : diagnosis and treatment

Intraoperative radiation therapy

Reconstructive surgery

Nutritional care of the surgical patient

Surgical wounds and ostomy care

Survivorship issues in surgical oncology : nursing implications.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781935864295

1935864297

OCLC:

864299580