Are you unsure about your cancer and palliative care placement? Do you need guidance on what to prepare to get the most out of your practice learning? Will you have the range of clinical skills to care for people with cancer? What learning opportunities will there be to meet your competencies? How can you maximise your learning during this placement?
This book will help you with all these concerns. It will advise you on what to expect from the placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice, and how to make the most of your learning opportunities and meet your competencies.
1. Introduction - p. Page vii 2. List of Illustrations - p. Page x 3. List of Tables - p. Page xi 4. Section 1. Preparation for practice placement experience - p. Page xi 5. 1 : Personal and public perceptions of cancer - p. Page xi 6. 2 : What cancer is - p. Page 7 7. 3 : How the cancer situation can be improved - p. Page 19 8. 4 : How cancer is diagnosed and the impact of diagnosis - p. Page 24 9. 5 : Principles of palliative care nursing - p. Page 36 10. 6 : Beginning the learning experience - p. Page 50 11. 7 : Placement learning pathways - p. Page 64 12. Section 2. Placement learning opportunities - p. Page 75 13. 8 : The rationale for selecting cancer treatment - p. Page 75 14. 9 : Caring for the patient undergoing surgical cancer treatment - p. Page 85 15. 10 : Caring for the patient undergoing cytotoxic therapy - p. Page 90 16. 11 : Caring for the patient undergoing haemopoietic stem cell transplant - p. Page 101 17. 12 : Caring for the patient undergoing biological therapy - p. Page 105 18. 13 : Caring for the patient undergoing radiotherapy - p. Page 110 19. 14 : Caring for the patient undergoing endocrine therapy - p. Page 119 20. 15 : Managing symptoms: assess, plan, implement and evaluate - p. Page 128 21. 16 : Caring for patients at the end of life - p. Page 153 22. 17 : Living with and beyond cancer - p. Page 171 23. Section 3. Consolidating learning: the patient experience - p. Page 180 24. 18 : Introduction to consolidating learning - p. Page 180 25. 19 : Introducing the case study - p. Page 187 26. 20 : Receiving a cancer diagnosis - p. Page 190 27. 21 : Receiving treatment - p. Page 194 28. 22 : Advancing disease - p. Page 204 29. 23 : Last days of life - p. Page 213 30. 24 : Living with and beyond cancer - p. Page 219 31. 25 : Transferable skills for future placements - p. Page 222 32. Appendix 1 : Driscoll's (2000) model of reflection - p. Page 240 33. Appendix 2 : Family assessment - p. Page 240 34. GENERIC-TITLE - p. Page 247
Are you unsure about your cancer and palliative care placement? Do you need guidance on what to prepare to get the most out of your practice learning? Will you have the range of clinical skills to care for people with cancer? What learning opportunities will there be to meet your competencies? How can you maximise your learning during this placement?
This book will help you with all these concerns. It will advise you on what to expect from the placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice, and how to make the most of your learning opportunities and meet your competencies.
1. Introduction - p. Page vii 2. List of Illustrations - p. Page x 3. List of Tables - p. Page xi 4. Section 1. Preparation for practice placement experience - p. Page xi 5. 1 : Personal and public perceptions of cancer - p. Page xi 6. 2 : What cancer is - p. Page 7 7. 3 : How the cancer situation can be improved - p. Page 19 8. 4 : How cancer is diagnosed and the impact of diagnosis - p. Page 24 9. 5 : Principles of palliative care nursing - p. Page 36 10. 6 : Beginning the learning experience - p. Page 50 11. 7 : Placement learning pathways - p. Page 64 12. Section 2. Placement learning opportunities - p. Page 75 13. 8 : The rationale for selecting cancer treatment - p. Page 75 14. 9 : Caring for the patient undergoing surgical cancer treatment - p. Page 85 15. 10 : Caring for the patient undergoing cytotoxic therapy - p. Page 90 16. 11 : Caring for the patient undergoing haemopoietic stem cell transplant - p. Page 101 17. 12 : Caring for the patient undergoing biological therapy - p. Page 105 18. 13 : Caring for the patient undergoing radiotherapy - p. Page 110 19. 14 : Caring for the patient undergoing endocrine therapy - p. Page 119 20. 15 : Managing symptoms: assess, plan, implement and evaluate - p. Page 128 21. 16 : Caring for patients at the end of life - p. Page 153 22. 17 : Living with and beyond cancer - p. Page 171 23. Section 3. Consolidating learning: the patient experience - p. Page 180 24. 18 : Introduction to consolidating learning - p. Page 180 25. 19 : Introducing the case study - p. Page 187 26. 20 : Receiving a cancer diagnosis - p. Page 190 27. 21 : Receiving treatment - p. Page 194 28. 22 : Advancing disease - p. Page 204 29. 23 : Last days of life - p. Page 213 30. 24 : Living with and beyond cancer - p. Page 219 31. 25 : Transferable skills for future placements - p. Page 222 32. Appendix 1 : Driscoll's (2000) model of reflection - p. Page 240 33. Appendix 2 : Family assessment - p. Page 240 34. GENERIC-TITLE - p. Page 247
