Standards of Oncology Nursing Practice

Presented here are a set of 70 standards approved by the North American Association for the Classification of Nursing Diagnosis by which the nurse can plan, implement, and evaluate the nursing care of the patient with cancer. This undergraduate/graduate level text covers procedures of patient care during all phases of the disease, across developmental levels, in both inpatient and ambulatory settings. Also included is a treatment of specialized nursing challenges such as bone marrow transplantation and the patient with Acquired Immune Defiency Syndrome. All aspects of nursing care are addressed within each standard, providing the information needed to design individualized patient care.