SubjectNursing / Test Preparation & Review, Nursing / Oncology & Cancer
TypeTextbook
AuthorCynthia C. Chernecky, Sue Schlesselman
Subject AreaMedical
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight28.1 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN99-038245
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal610.73/698/076
Table Of ContentPart One: Quality of Life · Comfort · Coping: Psychosocial Issues · Coping: Altered Body Image and Alopecia · Cultural Issues · Coping: Survivorship Issues and Financial Concerns · Sexuality · Symptom Management and Supportive Care: Dying and Death · Symptom Management and Supportive Care: Rehabilitation and Resources · Symptom Management and Supportive Care: Therapies and Procedures · Symptom Management and Supportive Care: Pharmacologic Interventions · Part Two: Protective Mechanisms · Alterations in Mobility, Skin Integrity, and Neurologic Status · Myelosuppression · Part Three: Gastrointestinal and Urinary Functions · Alterations in Nutrition · Alterations in Elimination · Part Four: Cardiopulmonary Function · Alterations in Ventilation · Alterations in Circulation · Part Five: Oncologic Emergencies · Metabolic Emergencies · Structural Emergencies · Part Six: Scientific Basis for Practice · Carcinogenisis · Immunology · Genetics · Nursing Care of the Client with Breast Cancer · Nursing Care of the Client with Urinary Cancer · Nursing Care of the Client with Lung Cancer · Nursing Care of the Client with Cancer of the Gastrointestinal Tract · Nursing Care of the Client with Leukemia · Nursing Care of the Client with Lymphoma and Multiple Myeloma · Nursing Care of the Client with Bone and Soft Tissue Cancers · Nursing Care of the Client with HIV-Related Cancer · Nursing Care of the Client with Genital Cancer · Nursing Care of the Client with Skin Cancer · Nursing Care of the Client with Cancer of the Neurologic System · Nursing Care of the Client with Head and Neck Cancer · Nursing Implications of Surgical Treatment · Nursing Implications of Radiation Therapy · Nursing Implications of Biotherapy · Nursing Implications of Antineoplastic Therapy · Principles of Preparation, Administration and Disposal of Antineoplastic Agents · Nursing Implications of Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation · Part Seven: Health Promotion · Prevention of Cancer · Screening and Early Detection of Cancer · Part Eight: Professional Performance · Application of the Standards of Practice and Education · The Education Process · Legal Issues Influencing Cancer Care · Selected Ethical Issues in Cancer Care · Cancer Economics and Health Care Reform · Changes in Oncology Health Care Settings · Professional Issues in Cancer Care · Issues and Challenges: Alternative Therapies
SynopsisMOSBY'S ONCOLOGY NURSING CERTIFICATION REVIEW follows the OCN Test Blueprint for the certification exam. It includes 1000 review questions divided into categories like the content on the exam and an answer key with rationales following each chapter. A free CD-ROM with sample exams provides practice taking the test on computer, so users are confident and prepared on test day., The 1000 review questions included in this text are divided into categories that precisely reflect the division of content for the exam. Contributors to the book are expert oncology nurses, many of whom have contributed items to the certification exam in the past. The answer key following each chapter includes rationales, and a CD-ROM with sample exams is also included with the book. Contains over 1000 questions, more than either of its two main competitors Provides advanced-level questions, identified with an asterisk Includes a CD-ROM with sample examinations to give users the experience of taking the exam on computer.