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Homecare Management of the Blood Cell Transplant Patient

 
Homecare Management of the Blood Cell Transplant Patient   By Jones & Bartlett Publishers
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Product Description
Expanding indications, new technologies, and improved success rates have led to an increased number of blood cell transplants. In today's healthcare climate, home care support presents a cost-effective opportunity to promote and enhance care continuity and positively impact patient outcomes. These patients require careful medical management and specialized nursing care. Properly designed systems and support services are a critical component of total transplant paitent home care. This book is a unique and accessible overview for home care clinicians. This book reviews the transplant process and the risk of potential complications. It details discharge planning, home care therapies, patient education guidelines, and psychosocial issues. Authoritative guidelines for physical assessment and nursing standards of care for common needs are included.

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The book is written for home care nurses who are taking care of blood cell transplant patients.

I ordered it because my wife will be heading into a stem cell transplant for breast cancer in a few months and I wanted to be more prepared for what we would face. I thought it was pretty helpful for me, but it does have a fair amount of medical jargon and is a bit clinical in tone. I suppose that those properties aren't unreasonable given the book's intended audience.

I highly recommend this book for spouses, significant others, and other family and friends who are planning on taking care of a blood transplant patient when they return home as long as they aren't intimidated by medical jargon and a clinical style.

Don't read this book if you are intimidated by jargon, don't really want to know how the process works or what complications might develop, or if you are put off by an impersonal clinical description of what is going on in the body of someone you love.


Product Details
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.19744
EAN: 9780763706128
ISBN: 0763706124
Label: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Manufacturer: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 171
Publication Date: 1998-01-15
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Studio: Jones & Bartlett Publishers