Skin care of the patient with cancer can often be challenging and tricky. Without standard guidelines or a handy pocket guide, oncology nurses are often left to their own devices when finding ways to effectively treat skin reactions.
Principles of Skin Care and the Oncology Patient, a complete, new text from Marilyn L. Haas (editor of Manual for Radiation Oncology Nursing Practice and Education, among others) and Giselle J. Moore-Higgs, addresses skin care issues, and is a helpful resource to guide the healthcare professionals who care for patients with cancer that develop skin problems.The book is extensive in its scope and intensive in its level of detail. Chapters begin with an overview of skin issues related to the oncology patient, including details on anatomy and physiology of the skin and accessory organs. A review of common drug reactions with cutaneous manifestations is included, as well as benign skin disorders and their impact on cancer therapy and malignant cutaneous diseases.
Also included is a discussion of how clinical decisions can affect decision making when purchasing wound care products and treatments. The book also offers important information on skin reactions caused by radiation and chemotherapy, and manifestations are discussed. In addition, you’ll find details on how chronic disease impacts wound healing and how systemic and infectious skin disease can have implications for cancer treatment.
Other topics of importance discussed in this complete text includes assessment and management of skin and wound pain; psychological distress related to skin problems in the oncology patient population; nutritional needs for healing skin; complementary therapies for oncology cutaneous reactions; and special needs for gero-oncology patients.
No more reaching for solutions. No more hunting the Web or flipping through reference tomes. You can stop searching now. Principles of Skin Care and the Oncology Patient is your complete, evidence-based guide to skin care for the patient with cancer, and the starting point on which you can begin your journey toward improved quality of care in patients with cancer.
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