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CONTENTS
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO BOWEL CANCER
- Epidemiology
- Diagnosis
- Staging
- Management
- Chemotherapy
- Key points summary
- References
CHAPTER 2: THE ROLE OF THE NURSE IN COLORECTAL CANCER MANAGEMENT
- Introduction
- Functions of Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) in Cancer Care
- Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs)
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) roles
- Colorectal Nurse Specialist (CNS)
- Patient liaison and coordination of care
- Role of the colorectal nurse coordinator
- Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) responsibilities
- The role of colorectal nurses in a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)
- Patient education
- Patient’s initial surgical consultation
- The key role of the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) in initial surgical consultation
- Patient assessment
- Supportive care
- Alleviating anxiety of patients
- Pain management
- Psychological care of terminally ill patients
- General nursing care
- Key point summary
- References
CHAPTER 3: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION OF ENHANCED RECOVERY
- Introduction
- Principles of Enhanced Recovery
- What is Enhanced Recovery?
- Pre-operative elements of Enhanced Recovery
- Pre-assessment counselling
- Pre-operative optimisation
- Peri-operative antimicrobials
- Prevention of nausea and vomiting
- Use of short acting anaesthetics
- Use of epidural anaesthesia and analgesia
- Post-operative elements of Enhanced Recovery
- Audit
- Successful application of Enhanced Recovery
- Conclusions
- Key points summary
- References
CHAPTER 4 – NURSE-LED STOMA MANAGEMENT
- Introduction
- Perioperative surgical care
- Preoperative assessment
- Postoperative stoma assessment
- Choosing the right pouch
- Stoma care
- Role of the nurse in stoma care
- Key point summary
- References
CHAPTER 5: REQUIREMENTS OF AN EFFECTIVE NURSE-LED COLORECTAL CLINIC
- Introduction
- Functions of a Nurse-led Colorectal Clinic
- Services provided at nurse-led colorectal clinic
- Criteria for Access to the Clinic
- Follow-up
- Exclusion criteria
- Protocols for clinical assessment, referrals and follow-up
- Requirements for an effective nurse-led colorectal clinic
- Advantages of nurse-led colorectal clinic
- Evidence for successful nurse-led colorectal clinics
- Key points summary
- References
CHAPTER 6: THE NURSE’S ROLE IN CHEMOTHERAPY
- Introduction to cancer chemotherapy
- Types of chemotherapy
- Role of the oncology nurse in chemotherapy
- Specialise roles of the oncology nurse in chemotherapy
- Pre-treatment patient assessment clinics
- Nurse-led adjuvant oral chemotherapy clinic
- Chemotherapy administration and medication management
- Steps before chemotherapy administration
- Chemotherapy drug administration
- Steps after chemotherapy administration
Drugs Used in Chemotherapy of colorectal carcinoma and Their Side Effects - Combination chemotherapy
- Nursing management of common side effects of chemotherapeutic drugs
- Key points summary
- References
CHAPTER 7: THE NURSE’S ROLE IN PALLIATIVE CARE
- Introduction to palliative care in cancer
- Provision of palliative care
- Goals of palliative care
- Components of palliative care
- Principles of palliative care
- Main symptoms of terminal cancer patients
- Palliative care in colorectal cancer
- Palliative treatment options in advanced colorectal cancer…
- Role of nurse in palliative care in colorectal cancer
- Improving care at the end of life
- Improved quality of life and quality of dying for patients
- Comprehensive palliative care
- Pain management
- Assessment of individual patients’ needs, provision of information and support, symptom control
- Patient education
- Family support
- Key points summary
- References
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