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Febrile neutropenia in women treated for early-stage breast cancer

09 July 2009

Cancer Nursing Practice

Feature

This article presents guidelines on preventing and managing febrile neutropenia in women receiving docetaxel-based chemotherapy to treat early-stage breast cancer....

Effects of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia on quality of life

09 February 2010

Cancer Nursing Practice

Feature

This article explores the effect on the quality of life experienced by patients and their families when low-grade, chemotherapy-induced neutropenia results in dose...

Nursing care, education and support for patients with neutropenia

23 July 2008

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Neutropenia is reduced white blood cell count. It is a side effect of cytotoxic chemotherapy for cancer and haematological patients. This article aims to help...

Care of immunocompromised patients in hospital

13 May 2009

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Infection presents a significant risk for immunocompromised patients. To reduce this risk, various precautions can be implemented and these may affect patients’...

Management of patients with low-risk febrile neutropenia

10 June 2015

Cancer Nursing Practice

Art & Science

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in the UK advocates that patients with neutropenia who are at low risk of developing septic complications...

Neutropenic sepsis: prevention, identification and treatment

27 April 2016

Nursing Standard

CPD

Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia may result in significant physical, social and emotional consequences for patients receiving anticancer therapy....

Nursing management of common oncological emergencies

16 June 2010

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article examines three of the most common oncological emergencies. It considers the underlying pathophysiology of these conditions and the symptoms. The role of...

Assessment and management of adult patients with neutropenic sepsis in the emergency department

16 February 2023

Emergency Nurse

infection

As cancer diagnoses rise, and more treatment options become available, doctors, nurses and allied health professionals will increasingly encounter more patients with...

Biological basis of child health 10: function and formation of blood and common blood disorders in children

12 April 2021

Nursing Children and Young People

Haematology

This article, the tenth in a series on the biological basis of child health, focuses on blood. Blood has a crucial role in the transport of substances such as...