Seminar: Advanced Concepts in Oncology Nursing

Designed for adult/gerontology acute care, gerontologic, and family nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists. Comprehensive overview of oncologic care. Advanced practice nursing, with emphasis on theories and research related to prevention, detection, health history/risk assessment, cancer diagnosis and staging, treatment, rehabilitation, oncologic emergencies, genetics, and psychosocial issues to provide emotional and family-focused care related to solid tumors and hematologic malignancies. In-depth investigation of symptom management (nausea and vomiting, dyspnea, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, anemia, immunosuppression, anxiety, depression). Evidence-based practice guidelines provide comprehensive review of health promotion, acute, chronic, and late effects, and psychological concepts in long-term survivorship.

Letter grading.