كتيب البرنامج

METHODS OF TEACHING
Describe the risk factors of a patient with neutropenia;
Deliver a teaching plan involving common safety practices for thrombocytopenic
patients;
Discuss non-pharmacological methods of enhancing appetite;
Explain the differences between xerostomia and mucositis;
Identify two non-pharmacologic interventions that decrease nausea and vomiting;
Define the difference between anticipatory, acute, and delayed nausea and vomiting;
Identify the causes of taste alterations in patients receiving cancer treatment;
Provide goals and/or rationales for using complementary, alternative, and integrative
therapies;
Identify the major complementary, alternative, and integrative therapy categories;
Draw conclusions about the role of the nurse in complementary, alternative, and
integrative therapies, including education.
Module Outline
A. Etiology and Patterns of Symptoms (Acute, Chronic, and Late)
B. Toxicity and Rating Scales
C. Altering Levels of Comfort
a. Pain
b. Fatigue
c. Pruritus
d. Sleep Disorders
D. Alterations in Protective Mechanisms
a. Alterations in Skin Integrity
b. Myelosuppression
E. Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function
a. Bowel Incontinence
b. Constipation
c. Diarrhea
d. Bowel Obstruction
F. Alterations in Genitourinary Function
a. Urinary Incontinence
b. Electrolyte Imbalances
c. Renal dysfunction
d. Sexual dysfunction
G. Alterations in Cardiopulmonary Function
a. Anatomical and Surgical Alterations
b. Pulmonary Toxicity
c. Dyspnea
d. Pleural Effusions
e. Anemia
f. Lymphedema
g. Edema
h. Pericardial Effusion
i. Cardiovascular Toxicity
j. Thrombotic Events
H. Nutritional Alterations
a. Dysphagia
ONCOLOGY NURSING DIPLOMA CURRICULUM 21