CARING FOR CLIENTS DURING CHEMO

Course overview

After finishing this inservice, you will be able to: Describe how chemotherapy helps treat cancer. Discuss how chemo damages healthy cells in the body and how that damage leads to common side effect of chemo. List at least 6 common side effects of chemo and describe how to help clients with those side effects. Prepare to help clients with the emotional toll chemo can take during treatment. Demonstrate empathetic communication skills with clients before, during and after chemo treatment.