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Sep 16, 2009 07:10 PM

Home health start of care for a cancer patient


Hi! I usually do the psychiatric side of Home health nursing... so I am quite unfamiliar with a cancer patient. I have been doing psyche for a while now and I am afraid I might have lost "the other portions" of nursing in me.

I will be doing START OF CARE soon (oasis, history, etc....) for this patient and I want to know that POINTERS that I should be well aware of before going to this patient.

Pls. help!


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Old Sep 19, 2009, 01:45 PM

Default Re: Home health start of care for a cancer patient
The plan of care for a cancer patient should focus on managing their symptoms. Usual problems are constipation/diarrhea, pain, malnutrition, nausea/vomiting, fatigue, skin breakdown and mouth sores. The amount of symptoms that you'll see is based on whether the patient is having chemo and/or radiation and what stage the cancer is in. Also, make sure that they have an advanced directive or bring MSW in to assist with one.
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