Written by the Association of Paediatric Oncology Nurses (APON), the newly
organized and expanded third edition of Nursing Care of Children and Adolescents
with Cancer stands alone as the definitive work examining the foundations,
treatments, and supportive care of children and adolescents with cancer. Most
importantly, content specific to cancer in adolescents has been interspersed into this
edition, highlighting the differences in child and adolescent cancer and treatment. In
addition to discussing common and rare diseases chapter-by-chapter, this text
addresses professional practice issues such as interdisciplinary collaboration,
research, and ethics, as well. Actual case studies and accompanying patient
photographs highlight the personal approach that is needed in child and
adolescent cancer nursing.Chapter 1, History, Issues, and Trends, highlights milestones in paediatric oncology nursing 120 illustrations and photographs provide visual reinforcement of issues and diseases discussedThis text is endorsed the Association of Paediatric Oncology Nurses (APON), and edited and written by the foremost experts in the field - Case studies open each chapter in Part Four: Diseases, and include a photograph of the child or adolescent discussed therein
- Chapters on Surgery, Oncological Emergencies, Complementary and Alternative Therapies, Home Care, Palliative Care, Research, and Ethical Issues
- Web resources have been included where relevant to broaden the reader's access to the most current childhood cancer information
- Research chapter contains a mega-table which lists the types of studies completed by paediatric oncology nurses in the last three decades. In it, the author(s), source, purpose, design/method, and findings are discussed.
Completely updated pharmacological tables present new and common treatment modalities