{"title":"Overview of bone marrow and stem cell transplantation.","authors":"A Johns","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bone marrow transplants and peripheral blood mononuclear cell transplants have improved survival of many patients with hematologic malignancies. This aggressive approach uses high-dose chemotherapy and radiation therapy for acute and chronic leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, multiple myeloma, and selected solid tumors. High-dose therapy requires intensive medical and nursing care. The focus of care is the management of side effects, monitoring of toxicities, and prevention of complications. The outcome of bone marrow and peripheral cell transplants is related to patient age, underlying disease status, and type of transplant.</p>","PeriodicalId":77210,"journal":{"name":"Journal of intravenous nursing : the official publication of the Intravenous Nurses Society","volume":"21 6","pages":"356-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21260150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of the homecare nurse throughout the continuum of blood cell transplantation.","authors":"C H Kelley, S Randolph","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bone marrow or blood cell transplantation is becoming a frequently used treatment option for individuals with a variety of malignant and nonmalignant diseases. The technology used to treat and support patients through this process has improved and advanced rapidly in recent years, as has the focus to contain costs while maintaining quality care. The results of these trends have been improved patient survival, decreased length of hospital stay, and increased the use of home healthcare in the support of the patient before the transplant, during the hospital stay, and after the transplant.</p>","PeriodicalId":77210,"journal":{"name":"Journal of intravenous nursing : the official publication of the Intravenous Nurses Society","volume":"21 6","pages":"361-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21260151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Overview of biotherapy and nursing considerations.","authors":"C Coleman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Much attention is being focused on biotherapy as the fourth modality of cancer treatment. The use of biotherapy in combination with chemotherapy presents a unique challenge to the nurse, particularly in the ambulatory setting. To provide quality care, nurses must have an understanding of the complexities of this therapy. An overview of biotherapy, including medications used, common side effects, and nursing considerations, is provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":77210,"journal":{"name":"Journal of intravenous nursing : the official publication of the Intravenous Nurses Society","volume":"21 6","pages":"367-73"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21260152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pain management of the patient with cancer in the homecare setting.","authors":"M K Falkenstrom","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Patients with cancer can experience pain because of disease progression or as a side effect of treatment. Pain management is one aspect of cancer care that management in the home, rather than the hospital, may be a more ideal and cost-effective setting. Potential barriers to pain management are explored, and pain management skills, such as assessment and equianalgesic dosing, are reviewed. The hospital- or community-based nurse is provided with the basic knowledge to plan or participate in the care of cancer patients with pain in the homecare setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":77210,"journal":{"name":"Journal of intravenous nursing : the official publication of the Intravenous Nurses Society","volume":"21 6","pages":"327-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21260146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Women and cancer.","authors":"C F Brogdon","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Current concepts in the care of women with cancer are discussed. New diagnostic and treatment strategies for the four major cancers affecting women are discussed, including high-dose therapy with stem cell support for breast cancer. Genetic influences and their attendant ethical considerations are discussed. Finally, the psychosocial considerations specific to women with cancer are addressed.</p>","PeriodicalId":77210,"journal":{"name":"Journal of intravenous nursing : the official publication of the Intravenous Nurses Society","volume":"21 6","pages":"344-55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21260149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical trials of parenteral antineoplastic agents.","authors":"G Cusack","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Parenteral antineoplastic regimens are being administered in a variety of healthcare settings. Clinical trials play an important role in the development and testing of these regimens. An update on the role of clinical trials in identifying new agents to combat cancer is provided. Nursing considerations, patient selection, and disease-specific criteria are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":77210,"journal":{"name":"Journal of intravenous nursing : the official publication of the Intravenous Nurses Society","volume":"21 6","pages":"339-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21260147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Radiopharmaceuticals (Strontium 89) and radiosensitizers (idoxuridine).","authors":"S E Otto","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Strontium 89, a radiopharmaceutical, has proved effective in treating pain associated with multiple osteoblastic bony metastasis from prostate or breast cancer. The drug is given intravenously in an outpatient setting. Pain relief may be noted within 1 to 2 weeks and may last for several weeks or months. Radiosensitizers such as idoxuridine incorporate into the DNA and increase the susceptibility of the cancer cell to radiation damage. Hypoxic cell sensitizers (such as metronidazole, misonidazole, SR 2508, and Ro-038799) increase oxygen to the cancer hypoxic cells and promote damage of the DNA, thus preventing cell repair.</p>","PeriodicalId":77210,"journal":{"name":"Journal of intravenous nursing : the official publication of the Intravenous Nurses Society","volume":"21 6","pages":"335-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21260148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Considerations in the use of lipid-based drug products.","authors":"T Madej","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77210,"journal":{"name":"Journal of intravenous nursing : the official publication of the Intravenous Nurses Society","volume":"21 6","pages":"326"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21260145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hepatitis A through E.","authors":"L A Moyer, E E Mast","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Viral hepatitis is a term commonly used for several clinically similar, yet etiologically and epidemiologically distinct, diseases. Five human hepatitis viruses have been identified. Hepatitis A, B, C, and D are endemic in the United States; hepatitis E is rarely reported in the United States, and most U.S. cases are seen in persons who have traveled to areas where hepatitis E. is endemic. Hepatitis A and E are transmitted by the fecal-oral route; hepatitis B, C, and D are blood-borne diseases. Hepatitis A and B have been recognized as separate entities since the early 1940s and can be diagnosed by serologic tests. Tests are available to detect the antibody to hepatitis C and D virus; no commercial test is available to diagnose hepatitis E. Hepatitis A, B, and D can be prevented by vaccine, but no vaccines are available for hepatitis C or E.</p>","PeriodicalId":77210,"journal":{"name":"Journal of intravenous nursing : the official publication of the Intravenous Nurses Society","volume":"21 5","pages":"286-90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20725299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Major thrombotic and nonthrombotic complications. Loss of patency.","authors":"L C Hadaway","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Patency of the vascular access device and the vein that houses the device is critical for the successful delivery of infusion therapy. Loss of catheter patency comes from decisions made during device insertion and from methods used for infusion, flushing, dressing, and removal. Loss of vein patency comes from insertion techniques, patient activity, anatomic and physiologic reasons, and the primary disease or underlying chronic diseases. This review provides the latest information on causes, reported incidences, management, and prevention of catheter and vein patency problems frequently encountered in all clinical settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":77210,"journal":{"name":"Journal of intravenous nursing : the official publication of the Intravenous Nurses Society","volume":"21 5 Suppl","pages":"S143-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20725801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}