Oncology
Hospice and palliative care
What nurses don’t know about hospice and palliative care can hurt the patient and family.
Keeping neutropenic patients safe
Protect your neutropenic patients from life-threatening infections.
Absolute Neutrophil Count
For a patient with cancer, the absolute neutrophil count (ANC) is a crucial lab value. Are you familiar with the two methods for calculating…
Oral care can be a matter of life and death
This oral-care protocol reduces the risk of hospital-acquired infection.
Reversing SIADH
When a cancer patient’s thirst increases and urine output decreases, suspect syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone.
Sex after breast cancer: Helping your patient cope
Sexual dysfunction plagues many breast cancer patients. Learn why this happens and how to intervene appropriately.
Take Note – September 2008
Johnson & Johnson’s Campaign for Nursing’s Future In 2002, Johnson & Johnson launched the Campaign for Nursing’s Future to enhance the image of nursing,…
Health at every size
Although the importance of evidence-based practice cannot be denied, traditional weight loss programs (TWLPs) have continued to be used despite decades of data discrediting…
Take Note – July 2008
Measles outbreak Between January 1 and April 25, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received reports of 64 measles cases in nine states—the…
Managing skin reactions to targeted cancer therapy
Many clinicians are tempted to withhold or discontinue an EGFR inhibitor when the skin reaction appears or when they can’t control it. Yet, because…
Hospice and palliative care
What nurses don’t know about hospice and palliative care can hurt the patient and family.
Keeping neutropenic patients safe
Protect your neutropenic patients from life-threatening infections.
Absolute Neutrophil Count
For a patient with cancer, the absolute neutrophil count (ANC) is a crucial lab value. Are you familiar with the two methods…
Oral care can be a matter of life and death
This oral-care protocol reduces the risk of hospital-acquired infection.
Reversing SIADH
When a cancer patient’s thirst increases and urine output decreases, suspect syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone.
Sex after breast cancer: Helping your patient cope
Sexual dysfunction plagues many breast cancer patients. Learn why this happens and how to intervene appropriately.
Take Note – September 2008
Johnson & Johnson’s Campaign for Nursing’s Future In 2002, Johnson & Johnson launched the Campaign for Nursing’s Future to enhance the image…
Health at every size
Although the importance of evidence-based practice cannot be denied, traditional weight loss programs (TWLPs) have continued to be used despite decades of…
Take Note – July 2008
Measles outbreak Between January 1 and April 25, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received reports of 64 measles cases in…
Managing skin reactions to targeted cancer therapy
Many clinicians are tempted to withhold or discontinue an EGFR inhibitor when the skin reaction appears or when they can’t control it.…