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Nursing Care of a Cancer Patient

Nursing care
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Nursing Care of Older Adult (NUR 2214)

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Academic year: 2022/2023
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1 Nursing Care of a Cancer Pa琀椀ent Jasmine Tirado Rasmussen University Mul琀椀dimensional Care II Tyler Dean July 10th, 2022 2 Nursing Care of a Cancer Pa琀椀ent Nursing care for a cancer pa琀椀ent must be mul琀椀disciplinary and include support from family. Developing a treatment plan is essen琀椀al when providing care for di昀昀erent types of cancer. A focused nursing assessment will assist in iden琀椀fying the cause of the problem and be琀琀er formulate a care plan. Nursing care plans for cancer involve assessment, support for therapies, chemotherapy, emo琀椀onal support, and pain control. The role is to advocate for the pa琀椀ent and support them, it is important to treat the pa琀椀ent as a whole and not just cancer. The main purpose of cancer management is to cure or control the disease while minimizing side e昀昀ects that are developed in cancer. Cancer treatment can include surgery, radia琀椀on, and chemotherapy. Pain is an important factor to think about when caring for a pa琀椀ent with cancer because it could develop into chronic pain. Controlling pain administering medica琀椀ons can improve the overall quality of life during and a昀琀er treatment. Risk Factors That Could Be Predisposed to the Development of Cancer Anna, a female complains of a lump in her right breast, followed recent nipple pain. Risk factors that could predispose Anna to the development of cancer are age and gene琀椀cs. Due to mother and grandmother being treated for breast cancer, she is at risk of developing breast cancer. Cancer may develop at any age, however, increasing age could be a risk for cancer. Having a personal history of breast cancer increases the chance of developing cancer. The most important inherited gene changes are the BRCA1 and BRCA2. Women with a BRCA gene change have an increased risk of breast cancer (American Cancer Society, 2022). As a nurse, it is important to educate Anna on gene琀椀c tes琀椀ng and the possible nega琀椀ve and posi琀椀ve e昀昀ects of tes琀椀ng. Signs and Symptoms that Indicate Cancer Anna is experiencing right nipple pain, followed a lump on her right breast. During her breast examina琀椀on, the prac琀椀琀椀oner palpates a lump found in right breast. She has also been feeling unusually 琀椀red which should be noted because it could be a sign of something abnormal. Warning signs 4 References Breast cancer risk and preven琀椀on: Gene琀椀c tes琀椀ng. American Cancer Society. (n.). Retrieved July 10, 2022, from Doenges, M., Moorhouse, M. F., Murr, A. (2019). Nursing Care Plans: Guidelines for Individualizing Client Care Across the Life Span, 10e: Vol. 10th edi琀椀on. F. Davis. Workman, D.I. L. (2022). Nursing (10th Edi琀椀on). Elsevier Health Sciences (US).

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Nursing Care of a Cancer Patient

Course: Nursing Care of Older Adult (NUR 2214)

274 Documents
Students shared 274 documents in this course

University: Rasmussen University

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Nursing Care of a Cancer Pa琀椀ent
Jasmine Tirado
Rasmussen University
NUR2392#: Mul琀椀dimensional Care II
Tyler Dean
July 10th, 2022

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