Acute Care Oncology Nursing Management Manual

Oncologic Emergencies, Treatment Toxicities, Symptom Control, Monitoring, and Escalation

von Marilyn C Batts

370 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Acute oncology nursing demands rapid recognition, disciplined assessment, precise monitoring, and timely escalation. Patients with cancer can deteriorate quickly from the disease itself, treatment complications, infection, metabolic disturbances, bleeding, cardiopulmonary compromise, neurologic emergencies, or overlapping causes that are not immediately obvious. Acute Care Oncology Nursing Management Manual is a bedside-oriented clinical reference for nurses and other qualified healthcare professionals caring for adults with cancer in acute, emergency, inpatient, observation, procedural, and transitional settings.The manual emphasizes what nurses need to recognize, assess, monitor, document, communicate, and escalate when a patient's condition begins to change. Inside, readers will find practical coverage of rapid deterioration assessment; febrile neutropenia and sepsis; tumor lysis syndrome, hyperleukocytosis, and leukostasis; spinal cord compression, increased intracranial pressure, and seizures; superior vena cava syndrome, airway compromise, and pericardial tamponade; metabolic and endocrine emergencies; hemorrhage, coagulopathy, thrombosis, and vascular complications; cytotoxic chemotherapy toxicities; targeted and immune-mediated toxicities; hematopoietic cell transplantation and cellular therapy; symptom control; infusion, vascular access, extravasation, transfusion, and device safety; laboratory interpretation; documentation and handoff; escalation; discharge readiness; palliative integration; goals of care; and safe transitions. Each chapter follows a consistent clinical structure designed for efficient professional use. Clinical pearls reinforce high-yield practice points. Red flag alerts highlight findings that require urgent attention.Documentation points support continuity and defensible care. Case studies and clinical-reasoning questions help readers apply principles to realistic oncology scenarios, while skills checklists provide a practical way to review bedside competencies. The appendices extend the manual into daily practice with emergency recognition and escalation tools, treatment-toxicity surveillance guidance, handoff and transfer tools, and discharge-readiness resources. An expanded glossary and index support rapid reference.This manual is designed to strengthen clinical vigilance, organized decision-making, interdisciplinary communication, and safe escalation in complex oncology care. It is educational in purpose and is intended to complement, not replace, institutional policy, prescriber orders, oncology pharmacy verification, product labeling, emergency response procedures, or specialty-specific protocols.

• ISBN: 9798193880691
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.08.2026
• Größe: 279 x 216 mm
• Verlag: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp