approximately 23% of all deaths, with half of all men and one-third of all women developing some form of cancer during their lifetime(1) . Cancer is the third most common cause of death in Saudi Arabia.(2) Between January 1st and December 31, 2010, 13,706 patients with cancer were reported to the Saudi Cancer Registry. Overall women were more often affected than men, with 6,579 (48%) males and 7,127 (52%) females affected, giving a male to female ratio of 92:100. The overall age-standardized incidence rate
a form of fatigue management reduce cancer related fatigue In oncology patients compared to no fatigue management? There will be approximately 19 million cancer survivors in the U.S. by the year 2022 (The American Cancer Society, 2014). A cancer survivor is considered anyone diagnosed with cancer, from date of diagnosis until death (The American Cancer Society, 2014). Cancer Related Fatigue (CRF) is be the most distressing side effect associated with cancer therapy, while pain is the most feared
Evidence Based –Health Care and Social Care 2 Critical appraisal of Outcome Measure (BPI) for Cancer related pain and the use of this outcome measure (BPI) in the effective management of Cancer Pain 12-05-2008 Contents - Introduction - Brief Pain Inventory. - Psychometric Properties of the BPI - Is BPI user centered? - Conclusions -References - Appendices
Pain management is exceedingly important in order to provide quality and satisfactory care in clinical practice. Hospitalizations are often stressful for patients and families, and most patients in the hospital are in pain due to their health condition because it can affect all body systems. Such stress on the body can exacerbate health conditions and delay the healing process. Pain control and management is crucial in hospital-setting because pain is associated with many other complications for
oncologists is higher than ever and is continuing to increase each year. This paper will explain what oncology is, what several of the different types of oncologists, and the education requirements to become a certified oncologist. Oncology is simply the study of cancer. Once an individual is diagnosed with cancer, they then have to acquire an oncologist or “a specialist doctor trained in the management of cancers” (Srivastava). Many people are diagnosed with cancer each day and turn to oncologists
budget is projected to be $14,176. Direct costs. Due to existing resources such as an electronic medical health record (EMR) and appropriate staff (e.g. information technology (IT)), the majority of the direct costs for implementation of an intrathecal pain therapy program will be attributable to salaries. Approximate salaries were quantified by a national salary online search tool (Salary.com, 2016). The staff education time on behalf of the project managers is recognized and postulated to be approximately
focuses on the quality of life of its patients at any time in their treatment process. Palliative care is a concept that is often used synonymously with hospice care. Although it can be congregated with hospice care, they are not the same thing. Thus, it can easily be misunderstood. Sherner (2015) explains that both clinicians and people alternate palliative care and hospice. Unfortunately, she says, these people believe that palliative care implies the patient is refusing curative care. The purpose
action. Oncology nurses find themselves struggling with moral distress in an oncology unit, which is where cancer patients are cared for and educated by the nurse. An oncology nurse suffers moral distress when they know the right course of action, but feel powerless to act out the choice because of the institution or its policies, lack of resources, lack of support, or legal limits. Oncology nurses provide care over an extended period of time and often administer aggressive treatments. Oncology nurses
Pain and Fatigue in the Elderly Ingrid Medina Nebraska Methodist College Pain and Fatigue in the Elderly The elderly population increasing, there is more of an incidence in chronic conditions, such as cancer. Cancer is the second top cause for morbidity and mortality in the older adult population that is older than 65 years of age (nearly 71 percent of all deaths) (Erturk et al., 2015). Cancer affects both different processes of the body and psychological process. One process includes pain
discuss about a patient named Mr. Valdez who has been diagnosed of pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is often not diagnosed until it is advanced because the cancer usually causes no early symptoms, leading to metastatic disease at time of diagnosis (Brown & Edwards, 2008). I am going to focus on the adverse patient events that may occur in the oncology department during the course of treatment and nursing care for Mr. Valdez, and the evidence based nursing practice to improve patient outcome. I am