Oncology nurses play a pivotal role in the care of patients receiving chemotherapy and are in a prime position to facilitate better care of patients experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). However, to do so, they must be kept well apprised of the most recent guidelines, the latest developments in CINV therapy, and the expanding knowledge of CINV pathophysiology. In April 2...

?ld to the intelligent nurse of the present, and for their still further improvement the new edition of Mental Nursing is specially adapted. The sections on Elementary Anatomy and Physiology and First Aid have been omitted, and replaced by others of more immediate value. The book now forms a sound guide for the treatment of the insane from the practical nursing Point of view, and as such it can...

Objective: To evaluate the effect of the pattern of clinical pathway management upon the healthcare nursing for patients who were diagnosed with malignant tumors. Methods: A total of 186 intern nurses were recruited and randomly divided into the control (n=90) and clinical pathway groups (n=96). In the control group, all the intern nurses received traditional teaching management, and their coun...

The Practice of Ethics is an introduction to moral philosophy. It starts from a series of practical questions, which range from the personal and picayune (‘If a friend has had an awful haircut and asks your opinion of his new hairdo, should you lie to avoid hurting his feelings?’) to political, life-and-death issues (‘Is the death penalty justified?’). The book uses these questions as routes in...