Cancer Chemotherapy Care Plans Handbook

This abbreviated edition of the larger textbook presents the most commonly used cancer chemotherapeutic agents. It includes all side effect information for 45-plus drugs in easy-to-read tables and appendices, as well as care plans (diagnosis, defining characteristics, expected outcomes, and specific interventions) for each medication and 13 related toxicities. The appendices comprise a chemotherapy checklist and nursing guidelines, extravasation, hypersensitivity and anaphylactic reactions, and an illustrated guide to handling cytotoxic and hazardous drugs. Spiral binding. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)