CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO CANCER TREATMENT

Course overview

To provide this care, a nurse requires skill and a solid and updated knowledge base for membership in a team that targets prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment.This course covers many of the complexities of state-of-the-art cancer care including information on the epidemiology of cancer and cancer treatments. Course Objectives ¿Describe what is currently known about carcinogenesis, cell biology, and tumor cell characteristics, which provide the foundation for an understanding of cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. ¿Discuss chemotherapy agents ¿ how they work, why they are ordered as part of treatment regimens, and how they should be safely handled. ¿Discuss selected targeted therapies for selected malignancies, along with their mechanisms of action. ¿Discuss common venous access devices, their care and maintenance, and ways to troubleshoot common problems associated with their use.