Cancer of the Gastrointestinal Tract A Handbook for Nurse Practitioner - A Handbook for Nurse Practitioners

Klappentext This text is a primer on the care of the patient with cancer of the gastrointestinal tract! for nurses who may not have experience in this demanding speciality. The book begins with a comprehensive look at the issues and scope of the frequently used term "quality of life". Zusammenfassung This text is a primer on the care of the patient with cancer of the gastrointestinal tract! for nurses who may not have experience in this demanding speciality. The book begins with a comprehensive look at the issues and scope of the frequently used term "quality of life". Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors. Series Foreword. Preface. Chapter 1 Quality of life and the cancer journey! Suzanne Nikoletti and S. Robin Cohen. Chapter 2 The impact of cancer on self--concept! Liz Ashton. Chapter 3 The impact of cancer on the family! Linda J. Kristjanson and Sue Davis. Chapter 4 Cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract: head and neck! Peter Rhys Evans and Fran Rhys Evans. Chapter 5 Cancfer of the upper gastrointestinal tract! Karen Tarbuni! Hanif Shiwani and Peter Sedman. Chapter 6 Cancer of the lower gastrointestinal tract: colon and rectum cancer! Mandi Bulmer and Graeme Duthie. Chapter 7 Nutrition and gastrointestinal cancer! Diane Palmer and Pamela Barker. Chapter 8 Care of the patient receiving radiotherapy! Davina Porock. Chapter 9 Care of the patient receiving chemotherapy! Sally Legge. Chapter 10 Symptom management and palliative care! Julie MacDonald and Tracey McCready. Index.

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• Authors: Diane Palmer, D Porock, Davina Porock, Davina Palmer Porock, Davinia Porock, Davinia Palmer Porock
• Assisted by: Diane Palmer (Editor), Davina Porock (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.2003
• EAN: 9781861562654
• ISBN: 978-1-86156-265-4
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Handbook for Nurse Practitione; Handbook for Nurse Practitione
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine