Handbook of integrative oncology nursing
Subtitle: evidence-based practice
Publisher: Oncology Nursing Society
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Pittsburgh, PA
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9781890504946
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Defining complementary and alternative medicine -- Contemporary complementary and alternative medicine use -- Surveys of complementary and alternative medicine use -- Guidelines for complementary and alternative medicine use -- Integrative oncology nursing role -- References -- The integrative assessment : a cornerstone for integrative oncology nursing -- References -- Defining and describing commonly used CAM therapies. Categorizing CAM therapies -- Licensure of CAM practitioners -- Certification of CAM practitioners -- Efficacy and safety of cam therapies -- Levels of evidence in CAM -- References -- Herbs and herbal extracts. References -- Symptom management : evidence of efficacy and safety of commonly used cam therapies by symptom. Introduction -- Symptom clusters -- Application to practice : examples of efficacy and safety of cam therapies by symptom -- References -- Anorexia-cachexia syndrome -- Anxiety -- Cognitive dysfunction -- Constipation -- Depression -- Diarrhea -- Fatigue -- Hormonal changes and hot flashes -- Insomnia (sleep-wake disturbances) -- Mucositis -- Myelosuppression -- Nausea and vomiting -- Pain -- Sexuality alterations -- Taste changes -- Xerostomia -- Nutritional considerations -- CAM regulation and adverse event reporting. Regulation: dietary supplements and devices -- References -- Appendix I : glossary of terms -- Appendix II : society for integrative oncology evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for integrative oncology -- Appendix III : oncology nursing society position : the use of complementary and alternative therapies in cancer care -- Appendix IV : the ten cardinal rules of herb use -- Appendix V : resources for reliable information.