Putting Evidence Into Practice a Pocket Guide to Cancer Symptom Management

From the team that has brought you the Putting Evidence Into Practice (PEP) resources since 2006 comes the first-ever pocket- sized book containing everything you need to immediately improve patient care. Putting Evidence Into Practice: A Pocket Guide to Cancer Symptom Management updates the popular ONS PEP oncology symptom management resources into a portable pocket guide. Featuring the latest evidence on 19 symptom management topics, this book provides a quick-reference guide to help clinicians identify which interventions have demonstrated effectiveness against the following symptoms and side effects. Anorexia Anxiety Caregiver strain and burden Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting Cognitive impairment Constipation Depression Diarrhea (chemotherapy- and radiation-induced) Dyspnea Fatigue Hot flashes Lymphedema Mucositis Pain (acute, breakthrough, chronic, and refractory/intractable) Peripheral neuropathy Prevention of infection (general and transplant) Radiodermatitis Skin reactions Sleep-wake disturbances The book is an essential tool for ensuring quality care of patients with cancer and was designed for easy carrying and referencing during your day-to-day direct patient care. Each chapter outlines the nature, incidence, and impact of the symptom for patients with cancer; factors that create the highest risk; key aspects of assessment and identification of some assessment tools; intervention evidence; and suggestions for application in practice. Get the most current evidence-based information on common cancer symptoms and treatment side effects in this new, easy-to-carry guide.