CANCER NURSING MANAGEMENT RELATED TO THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THE CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC TREATMENT AGENTS

NURSING MANAGEMENT RELATED TO THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THE CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC TREATMENT AGENTS |NCLEX #NURSINGREVIEW #ONCOLOGYNURSING #CHEMOTHERAPY #NURSINGCARE Nursing Management in Chemotherapy Nurses play an important role in assessing and managing many of the problems experienced by patients undergoing chemotherapy. Assessing fluid and electrolyte balance. Anorexia, nausea, vomiting, altered taste, mucositis, and diarrhea put patients at risk for nutritional and fluid electrolyte disturbances. Modifying risks for infection and bleeding. Suppression of the bone marrow and immune system is expected and frequently serves as a guide in determining appropriate chemotherapy dosage but increases the risk of anemia, infection, and bleeding disorders. Administering chemotherapy. The patient is observed closely during its administration because of the risk and consequences of extravasation, particularly of vesicant agent. Protecting caregivers. Nurses must be familiar with their institutional policies regarding personal protective equipment, handling and disposal of chemotherapeutic agents and supplies, and management of accidental spills or exposures. Nursing Management in Chemotherapy. Nurses play an important role in assessing and managing many of the problems experienced by patients undergoing chemotherapy. Assessing fluid and electrolyte balance. Anorexia, nausea, vomiting, altered taste, mucositis, and diarrhea put patients at risk for nutritional and fluid electrolyte disturbances. This channel is created for some educational videos for people at work to be able to reference and for new nurses to be able to watch and learn. I understand the difficulties being faced by the nurses and nursing students especially in taking the nursing examination, so this channel gives or addresses all nursing lessons with the goal of simplifying complex critical care issues and explaining them in a way that makes them easy to learn and understand. This channel aims to give you the confidence to succeed in nursing by making critical care topics easy to understand. I appreciate any feedback on any of my videos so I can constantly improve and continue to make the best free online nursing education for the nurses, nursing student,s and the community!