Seminars in oncology nursing
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To review the common issues at the end of life across cultures and the measures that can be taken to dress these issues. ⋯ Increased culture-specific knowledge will provide nurses with a basis for beginning exploration of individual or family beliefs.
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To provide an overview of scientifically based smoking cessation interventions for delivery to all tobacco-dependent users. ⋯ Nurses serve a critical role in tobacco-dependence treatment. Innovative interventions for cessation, such as quit lines, telephone counseling, web-based information, and computerized cessation materials are now available.
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To provide an update on the impact of new information about the molecular biology of chronic leukemia and new treatment modalities available to patients. ⋯ With increasing treatment options and longer survival, patients with chronic myelogenous or chronic lymphocytic leukemia need increased education, support, and assistance with symptom management. Nurses caring for these patients must remain knowledgeable about new treatments and their management.
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To review the implications of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) blockade and become familiar with the clinical experience in colorectal carcinoma to date. ⋯ With many targeted biological agents undergoing evaluation, it is important that nurses become familiar with early clinical experience to understand their role in the treatment of cancer.