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    The Approach to Care of Cancer Kia Nordenskiold September 30‚ 2012 The Approach to Care of Cancer Cancer refers to a group of diseases that involve uncontrolled cell growth (Corner & Bailey‚ 2008). The unregulated cell division and growth leads to the formation of malignant tumors that invade bordering body parts. Cancer may also spread to distant areas of the body through the bloodstream or lymphatic system. Determining the causes

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    Approach to Cancer care Nursing 410v Grand Canyon University October 5‚ 2011 Staging is the process of finding out how much cancer there is in the body and where it is located. It is how the doctor learns the stage of a person’s cancer. Doctors use this information to plan treatment and to help predict a person’s outlook (prognosis). Cancers with the same stage tend to have similar outlooks and are often treated the same way. The cancer stage is also a way for doctors to describe the extent

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    Approach to Care of Cancer Cancer is considered the second leading cause of death in the United States resulting in about 25% of deaths (Copstead‚ & Banasik‚ 2010). The term cancer encompasses a cluster of more than one hundred diseases. Though there are various kinds of cancer‚ all cancers start due to abnormal cells growth. The typical characteristic of a cancerous cell is that they grow out of control and invade other tissue through the bloodstream or lymph vessels. If untreated‚ cancers can

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    Approach to Care: Cancer Crystal Fore Grand Canyon University: NRS 410v Pathophysiology and Nursing Management of Clients Health November 9‚ 2014 Approach to Care: Cancer Devastation and fear of the known are common feelings for those who receive news of having Cancer. Every year‚ over a million people will be diagnosed with cancer annually according to the American Cancer Association. When first receiving a cancer diagnosis‚ it is difficult for clients and loved ones to really understand any

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    Cancer care in Georgia: 1‚ cancer patients: In 2009‚ according to the United States Cancer Statistics: | | * 1‚476‚504 new cancer cases were diagnosed in the United States‚* including 42‚432 in Georgia. * 567‚614 cancer deaths occurred in the United States*‚ including 15‚139 in Georgia. * For every 100‚000 men and women in Georgia‚ on average‚ approximately 461 were diagnosed with cancer and approximately 173 died from it. | | New Cancer Case (Incidence) Rates† | Death Rates†

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    Approach to Care Pathology and Nursing Management of Clients Health NRS - 410V Approach to Care of Cancer Cancer is a term used for diseases in which irregular cells divide without any control and have the capability to penetrate and infect normal body tissue through the blood and lymph system. Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in the United States‚ exceeded barely by heart disease. According to the CDC Cancer Statistics and Data‚ there were more than 1.45 million people

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    Holistic approach to care

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    to evaluate Holistic care approaches used in healthcare within the acute care setting specifically relating to the role of Assistant Practitioners. Holistic care takes into consideration an individual’s psychological‚ sociological and mental health needs. Using a holistic approach to care enhances the experience for my patients and families (Erickson 2007). The Nursing and Midwifery Council (2010) defines holistic medicine as a system of comprehensive or total patient care that considers the physical

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    Care Programme Approach (CPA) Background The Care Programme Approach (CPA) has been called the cornerstone of the Government’s mental health policy. It was introduced in 1991 and is intended to be the basis for the care of people with mental health needs outside hospital. It applies to all people with serious mental health problems who are accepted as clients of specialist mental health services. In many cases‚ the CPA comes into play while someone is a psychiatric hospital in-patient (not

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    community care The G.P Joanne first went to her GP because she felt a pain in her right breast‚ she had a feel of the breast and came across a lump‚ The GP examined the breast and referred her to the specialist breast clinic When the wound has healed‚ Joanne can begin radiotherapy 5x week for 4 weeks. This will be done to ensure that all the cancer cells have died. This treatment will be done by a therapeutic radiographer Pharmacy for her repeat prescription for her cancer treatment

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    Throughout the therapeutic relationship‚ the principles of the Care programme approach (CPA) were applied. As Ann was already involved in Mental Health services she already has co-coordinator allocated. Additionally‚ throughout her hospital she had allocated named nurse‚ responsible for care planning and implementing CPA reviews. CPA help to facilitated effective metal health assessments‚ allowing for underpinning of knowledge for care planning and CPA to influential and meaningful exercise. To Make

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