Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting Grand Canyon University Introduction to Nursing Research NRS-433V Debbie Beck July 14‚ 2014 Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting The article that I choose for this assignment will review the interventions and prevention of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting. Unfortunately nausea and vomiting are one of the unexpected result of chemotherapy that can affect the physiological
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Therapeutic Management (Nonpharmacological and pharmacological) treatment for nausea and vomiting after chemotherapy. A. Nonpharmacological treatment of nausea and vomiting Nonpharmacological management of nausea and vomiting will depend on the etiology of the nausea and vomiting. It may be caused by psychological‚ dietary‚ or physical conditions and this will determine what type of management may help improve the symptoms they may be having. Some of the these recommendation according to
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Postoperative Nausea Vomiting Working in the recovery room I see more often than not a significant amount of postoperative patients who suffer from nausea resulting in vomiting. As a nurse my ultimate goal for these patients is to decrease their recovery time and speed up the healing process. According to Hambridge (2013)‚ “Post-operative nausea and vomiting is a common complication for many surgical patients‚ causing anxiety and distress” (p. 35). This anxiety or distress caused from nausea and vomiting
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from the intestines‚ and vomiting from the stomach. Vomiting is a forceful action accomplished by a fierce‚ downward contraction of the diaphragm muscle. At the same time‚ the abdominal muscles tighten against a relaxed stomach with an open gastroesophageal sphincter. The contents of the stomach are propelled up and out. As part of a bodily reflex‚ you may produce more saliva just before vomiting. Vomiting is a complex‚ coordinated reflex orchestrated by the vomiting center of the brain. It
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General chemotherapy education for patients (all that you want to know) What is chemotherapy? Chemotherapy (or chemo) is a type of cancer treatment that uses drugs to destroy cancer cells. How do chemotherapy work? Chemotherapy works by stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells. Some healthy cells may also be affected by chemotherapy. Damage to healthy cells may cause side effects. Chemotherapy eliminates cancer cells‚ while minimizing the negative effect on normal‚ healthy cells
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“Physicians’ Voices On Physician-Assisted Suicide: Looking Beyond The Numbers.” Ethics & Behavior 10.4 (2000): 337-361. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 June 2013. Quill‚ Qimothy E. “Physician-Assisted Death In The United States: Are The Existing “Last Resorts” Enough?.” Hastings Center Report 38.5 (2008): 17-22. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 June 2013. Knickerbocker‚ Brad. “Rethinking Medical Aid In Suicide. (Cover Story).” Christian Science Monitor 03 Nov. 1997: 1. Academic Search
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Treatment of chemotherapy on the liver Anatomy Honors‚ Period 6 Introduction Chemotherapy is known to have many negative side effects on all different parts of the body. Your hair falls out and your body becomes weak‚ but what effect does it have on your liver? This paper explores the effects chemo has on a person by review of scientific articles and experiments. Medicine Bleomycin is known to induce DNA strand breakage but is an integral part of chemotherapy in patients with germ-cell
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| | ‘Father of Chemotherapy’ Chemotherapy is the use of chemical matters to cure diseases (1). The origins of chemotherapy is attributed to Paul Erhlich‚ a Nobel Laureate in Medicine (1814-1915)‚ who is recognized as the ‘Father of Chemotherapy’ due to his works in stains using different dyes and his discovery of the drug ‘bullets’ (2). In his workings of stains using different dyes on lab animals‚ Paul Erhlich discovered
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CHEMOTHERAPY FOR CANCER TREATMENT Name: Course: Instructor’s Name: Date: Introduction Chemotherapy is one of the treatment methods considered effective in cancer treatment. Chemotherapy destroys cancer cells and can slow or stop the growth or spread of these cells. Chemotherapy involves usage of anti-cancer drugs which helps in destroying the cancer cells existing in the body. Despite the benefits accrued from chemotherapy treatment‚ there are several disadvantages of chemotherapy that does
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Chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is one of the most common medical treatments issued to combat cancers within the body. Chemo is a type of treatment that includes a drug or combination of drugs to treat cancer. The goal of chemo is to stop or slow the growth of cancer cells. This means it may affect your entire body due to the strength of the medicine. Chemo drugs target rapidly growing cancer cells‚ but they can also affect healthy cells that grow rapidly. (Chemotherapy‚ 2015) The effect of these drugs
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