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Module 1: Lesson 1: Cancer Biology | Normal Cell Growth and Development | Read the entire page. (12 minutes) Winchester Hospital |
Difference Between Cancer Cells and Normal Cells | Read sections on 'The Definition of Cancer' and 'Differences between Cancer Cells and Normal Cell'. (3 minutes) National Cancer Institute |
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Tumor Cell Morphology | Read the table: Characteristics of benign and malignant. (1 minutes) NCBI |
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Tumors: Benign and Malignant | Read the entire article. (2 minutes) Winchester Hospital |
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The Genetics of Cancer | Read the entire page. (7 minutes) NCI, NIH |
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The immune system and cancer | Read the entire section. (3 minutes) EdCaN |
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Hormones and Cancer in Humans | Read the entire page. (1 minutes) Edcan |
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Substance abuse and cancer | Read the entire article. (27 minutes) |
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Cellular Principles of Invasion and Metastasis | Read the section on 'Cellular Principles of Invasion and Metastasis'. (2 minutes) Cancer Council Australia |
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Cancer Invasion and Metastasis: The Role of Cell Adhesion Molecules | Read the sections on 'Cancer Invasion and Metastasis: The Role of Cell Adhesion Molecules'. (39 minutes) NCBI |
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Cancer Classification | Read the entire page. (4 minutes) SEER Training Modules, NCI, NIH |
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Cancer Staging and Grading | Read the entire page. Including related resources at the bottom of the page: 'Tumor Grade' and 'Pathology Reports'. (23 minutes) NCI, NIH |
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How Is Cancer Diagnosed? | Read the entire page. Click the 'Diagnosis' link on this page for more information on how cancer is diagnosed. (10 minutes) NCI, NIH |
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Cancer Immunology | Read the sections COMPONENTS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM INVOLVED IN ANTITUMOR RESPONSES and CYTOKINES AND THE PATHOGENESIS OF CANCER. (32 minutes) The Global Library of Women's Medicine |
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Topic: Cancer Biology | Read all the slides and answer the questions. |
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Module 1: Lesson 2: Cancer Treatment Planning | What is the TNM cancer staging system? | Read the entire page including the section box titled ' Health Care Professionals'. (4 minutes) UICC |
Principles of Treatment planning | Read pages 1-15. (27 minutes) Edcan |
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What Are Clinical Trials? | Read the entire page. (3 minutes) NCI, NIH |
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Decision Making Criteria in Oncology | Read the entire page. (25 minutes) Journal |
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Evidence-Based Guidelines | Read the entire article. (6 minutes) KT Library |
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Cancer Treatment Planning | Read all the slides and answer the questions. |
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Module 1: Lesson 3: Surgery in Cancer Treatment | Factors influencing the use of surgery | Read the entire page except for the 'learning activities'. (3 minutes) EdCaN - learning resources for nurses-Cancer Australia |
Surgery in Cancer Control | Read entire sections on, 'prophylactic surgery', 'diagnostic surgery', 'definitive (or curative) surgery',' rehabilitative (or reconstructive) surgery', 'palliative surgery', except for Learning resources. (8 minutes) EdCaN - learning resources for nurses-Cancer Australia |
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The Types of Surgery | Read all sections: "Diagnostic Surgery", "Preventive Surgery Curative Surgery Palliative", and "Reconstructive Surgery". (9 minutes) National Cancer Institute US |
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Future Directions in Surgery in Cancer Control | Read the entire page and read other pages. Click on 'Next: Fast track surgery', 'Next: Minimally invasive surgery' and finally 'Next: Robotics' at the bottom of each page and read the contents. (5 minutes) EdCaN - learning resources for nurses-Cancer Australia |
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Risks of Cancer Surgery | Read the entire page. (11 minutes) American Cancer Society |
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Care of the Person Affected by Cancer Having Surgery | Read the entire page and sections on 'Pre-op assessment', 'Pre-op education', 'Intraoperative issues', and 'Post op care' by clicking on the respective titles. Learning activities are optional. (11 minutes) EdCaN - learning resources for nurses-Cancer Australia |
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Bowel Changes After Treatment | Read the entire page. (10 minutes) Cancer Research UK |
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Bladder problems | Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Canadian Cancer Society |
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Surgery in Cancer Treatment- Part 1 | Read all the slides and answer the questions. |
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Surgery in Cancer Treatment- Part 2 | Read all the slides and answer the questions. |
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Module 1: Lesson 4: Radiotherapy in Cancer Treatment | Key Concepts of Radiobiology | Read the entire page except for the 'learning activities'. (3 minutes) EdCaN - learning resources for nurses-Cancer Australia |
The Radiation Physics | Read the entire page. (8 minutes) US EPA |
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The Radiation Physics | Read the sections 'Definition/Introduction' and 'Clinical Significance'. (12 minutes) NCBI, NIH |
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The Role of Radiotherapy in Cancer Control | Read the entire page except for the 'learning activities'. (1 minutes) EdCaN - learning resources for nurses-Cancer Australia |
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Treatment Delivery | Read the entire page, click on "Gamma knife", "External beam radiotherapy", "Brachytherapy" and "Combined modality". (10 minutes) EdCaN - learning resources for nurses-Cancer Australia |
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Types of Radiation Therapy | Read the section on 'External Beam Radiation Therapy'. (4 minutes) National Cancer Institure |
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Brachytherapy to Treat Cancer | Read the section 'How Brachytherapy Is Put In Place' and 'Types of Brachytherapy'. (4 minutes) National Cancer Institute |
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Principles of Radiation Safety | Read the entire article. (4 minutes) Australian Government Cancer Australia |
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11.2 Therapy Patients Treated with Radiopharmaceuticals - Nursing Care Specific Instructions | Read the entire article. (4 minutes) Stanford University |
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What will Radiation Oncology Look Like in 2050? A Look at a Changing Professional Landscape in Europe and Beyond | Read the entire article. (27 minutes) |
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Treatment Completion and Management of Responses to Radiotherapy | Read the entire page except for the 'learning activities'. (2 minutes) EdCaN - learning resources for nurses-Cancer Australia |
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Acute Effects | Read entire sections on 'Fatigue', 'Radiation enteritis', 'Radiation skin reactions', 'sexual dysfunction' and 'Mucositis' by clicking on respective section titles. Learning activities are optional. (8 minutes) EdCaN - learning resources for nurses-Cancer Australia |
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Late Effects | Read the entire page (learning activities optional. (3 minutes) EdCaN - learning resources for nurses-Cancer Australia |
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Planning for the Best: Tripartite National Strategic Plan for Radiation Oncology 2012-2022 | Read the entire page. (4 minutes) Tripartite National Strategic Plan for Radiation Oncology 2012-2022 |
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Radiotherapy in Cancer Care: Facing the Global Challenge | Read 1.2. Radiotherapy in the Context of Cancer Control on pages 15-16. (5 minutes) IAEA |
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Topic: Radiotherapy in Cancer Treatment- Part 1 | Read all the slides and answer the questions. |
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Topic: Radiotherapy in Cancer Treatment- Part 2 | Read all the slides and answer the questions. |
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Module 1: Lesson 5: Antineoplastic Agents in Cancer Treatment | The Classification of Antineoplastic Agents | Read the entire page and click on the five tabs (describing each of the following: Alkylating and alkylating-like agents Antimetabolites, Antitumour antibiotics, Plant alkaloids, Miscellaneous agents, Hormonal agents) at the top and read. (6 minutes) EdCaN - learning resources for nurses-Cancer Australia |
The Role of Antineoplastic Therapy in Cancer Control | Read the entire page except for the 'learning activities'. (2 minutes) EdCaN - learning resources for nurses-Cancer Australia |
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Factors Influencing Agent Selection and Administration | Read the entire page except for the 'learning activities'. (3 minutes) EdCaN - learning resources for nurses-Cancer Australia |
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Routes of Administration | Read the entire page except for the 'learning activities'. (1 minute) EdCaN - learning resources for nurses-Cancer Australia |
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Safe Handling and Administration of Antineoplastic Chemotherapy | Read the section on ‘Summary of Methods for Preventing Exposure to Antineoplastic Chemotherapy'. (1 minute) The Art and Science of Infusion Nursing |
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Recent Developments in Tumor Therapy. | Read Abstract. (1 minute) Anti Cancer Research Journal |
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Role of Nurses in the Assessment and Management of Chemotherapy-Related Side Effects in Cancer Patients | Read the section from "Side Effects and Their Management " to 'Conclusion'. (24 minutes) Nova express |
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Responses to Antineoplastic Therapy | Read the entire page and click 'Next' to read the other pages on Anticipatory responses, Immediate responses, Short-term responses, and Long-term responses. (4 minutes) EdCaN - learning resources for nurses-Cancer Australia |
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Behavioral Strategies to Alleviate Nutrition-Related Symptoms | Read the section from"Behavioral Strategies to Alleviate Nutrition-Related Symptoms to Weight Gain". (12 minutes) NIH |
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Antineoplastic Agents in Cancer Treatment- Part 1 | Read all the slides and answer the questions. |
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Topic: Antineoplastic Agents in Cancer Treatment- Part 2 | Read all the slides and answer the questions. |
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Module 1: Lesson 6: Targeted Therapies in Cancer Treatment | How Targeted Therapies Are Used to Treat Cancer | Read the entire page. (8 minutes) American Cancer Society |
Role of Targeted Therapy | Read the entire page. (2 minutes) Edcan |
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Palliative treatment | Read the entire page. (1 minute) Cancer Research UK |
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The Targeted Cancer Therapy | Read the entire page. (15 minutes) National Cancer Institute |
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The Targeted Therapies | Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Clinical & Radiation Oncologists |
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Targeted Therapy | Read the entire page. (11 minutes) Cleveland Clinic |
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How is it determined whether a patient is a candidate for targeted therapy? | Read "How is it determined whether a patient is a candidate for targeted therapy?". (2 minutes) NCI |
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Factors influencing agent selection and administration | Read the entire page. (3 minutes) EdCaN |
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Regenerative medicine: Current therapies and future directions | Read the "THERAPIES AT THE PRECLINICAL STAGE AND IN CLINICAL TESTING". (25 minutes) NCBI |
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Can skin changes be prevented? | Read the entire page. (23 minutes) American Cancer Society |
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Side Effects of Targeted Therapy | Read "What are the side effects of targeted therapy?". (2 minutes) NCI |
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Other common and serious side effects | Read the entire page. (23 minutes) American Cancer Society |
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Side effects of cancer Treatment | Read Diarrhea and Constipation section. (12 minutes) NCI |
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Cancer in Africa: the way forward | Read "Treat all Cancers that can be treated". (13 minutes) NCBI |
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What is a Bone Marrow Transplant (Stem Cell Transplant) | Read What is Bone Marrow Transplant, types. (5 minutes) ASCO |
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Hematopoetic stem cell transplantation | Read " Introduction", "Definition of Histocompatibility", "HLA", and "HLA typing". (13 minutes) NCBI |
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Targeted Therapies in Cancer Treatment- Part 1 | Read all the slides and answer the questions. |
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Topic: Targeted Therapies in Cancer Treatment- Part 2 | Read all the slides and answer the questions. |
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Module 1: Lesson 7: Stem Cell Transplantation in Cancer Treatment | Fundamentals of haematopoetic stem cell transplantation | Read the "Principles of Transplantation" and read the section "Haematopoiesis" and "Transplant immunology". (6 minutes) EdCaN |
Principles of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation | Read the entire page. (1 minute) Springer Link |
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Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Terms | Read the entire page. (8 minutes) American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics |
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Histocompatibility | Read the meaning of Histocompatibility. (2 minutes) ScienceDirect |
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The role of HSCT in cancer control | Read the entire page. (3 minutes) EdCaN |
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Types of Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Transplants | Read the entire page. (20 minutes) American Cancer Society |
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Indication of HSCT | Read Indication. (5 minutes) NCBI |
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Diseases treatable by transplants | Read the entire page. (4 minutes) BetheMatch |
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All About Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) | Read the entire page. (13 minutes) MedicineNet |
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Long-Term Effects of Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation after Pediatric Cancer: A Qualitative Analysis of Life Experiences and Adaptation Strategies | Read "Current Challenges and Difficulties that the Participants Experience due to Their Past Illness and Its Complications". (8 minutes) Frontiers in Psychology |
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Acute Effects of HSCT | Read the entire page. (3 minutes) EdCaN |
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Late effects | Read the entire page. (3 minutes) EdCaN |
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Early and acute complication of HSCT and Nurses role | Read the section from 9.1.1. Introduction to 9.3.9. Nursing Aspects (42 minutes) NCBI |
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Topic: Stem Cell Transplantation in Cancer Treatment Part 1 | Read all the slides and answer the questions. |
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Topic: Stem Cell Transplantation in Cancer Treatment Part 2 | Read all the slides and answer the questions. |
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Module 1: Lesson 8: Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs | Safe Handling of Hazardous Chemotherapy Drugs in Limited-Resource Settings | Read from pages 1-19. (45 minutes) PAHO and WHO |
Safe Handling Cytotoxic Drugs and Related Waste | Read pages: 6-8, 53-56, 58-62, 69-86. (70 minutes) Government of South Australia |
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Hazardous Drugs Table | Read the entire page. (9 minutes) New South Wales Government |
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Topic: Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs | Read all the slides and answer the questions. |
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Module 2: Lesson 1: Nursing Management of Tissue Integrity in Cancer Patient | Skin and nail changes during cancer treatment | Read entire page. (8 minutes) National Cancer Institute |
Pruritis | Read contents from 'Overview' to 'Physical Modalities'. (32 minutes) National Cancer Institute |
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Skin Problems | Read contents of sections ‘Dry Skin’, ‘Itchy Skin’, ‘Skin Rash’ ‘Changes in Skin Color’, ‘Pressure Sores’, and ‘Scars and Wound’. (25 minutes) American Cancer Society |
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How does chemotherapy affect the skin? | Read the entire article. (11 minutes) MedicalNewsToday |
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The Hand-foot Syndrome | Read contents of sections ‘Background’, ‘Assessment’, ‘Management’ and ‘Patient Education’. (7 minutes) Cancer Institute NSW, eviQ |
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Algorithm for dermocosmetic use in the management of cutaneous side-effects associated with targeted therapy in oncology | Read contents from section 'Side-effects associated with targeted chemotherapeutic agents' to ‘Conclusion’. (15 minutes) Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology |
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How to care for your skin during and after radiation therapy | Read the entire article. (8 minutes) American Academy of Dermatology Association |
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Nursing Management of Tissue Integrity in Cancer Patient | ||
Module 2: Lesson 2: Nursing Management of Nutrition in Cancer Patient | Nutrition in Cancer Care (PDQ®)–Patient Version | Read the sections 'overview to the types of nutritional support'. (30 minutes) National Cancer Institute, US |
Nutritional Assessment | Read contents of section 'A: Anthropometry'. (3 minutes) British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition |
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SEOM clinical guidelines on nutrition in cancer patients (2018) | Read contents of sections 'Screening and nutritional assessment' and 'Energy and nutritional requirements. (3 minutes) Clinical and Translational Oncology |
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New trends in nutritional status assessment of cancer patients | Read contents of the sections ‘physical examination to Dual-energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA)’. (13 minutes) European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences |
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Nursing Management of Nutrition in Cancer Patient | ||
Module 2: Lesson 3: Nursing Management of Pain in Cancer Patient | Cancer Pain (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version | Read contents from sections 'Background and Definitions' to 'Impact on Function and QOL', and 'Pain Classification'. (17 minutes) National Cancer Institute, US |
Cancer Pain Assessment and Classification | Read the content of the sections ‘Clinical Presentation and Assessment of Pain’ and 'Timing and Temporal Variation'. (8 minutes) MDPI 'Cancers' |
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The Challenge of Cancer Pain Assessment | Read the content of section 'HOW DO WE CURRENTLY ASSESS PAIN IN CANCER PATIENTS?'. (3 minutes) The Ulster medical journal |
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Addiction in Patients With Cancer: Challenges and Opportunities | Read the entire article. (20 minutes) |
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The Pain Assessment | Read the sections ‘Instruments for pain-intensity assessment’ and ‘Instruments to measure pain affect'. (12 minutes) European Spine Journal |
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The McGill Pain Questionnaire as a Multidimensional Measure in People with Cancer: An Integrative Review | Reade contents of sections 'Pain location (sensory dimension)', ' Pain intensity (sensory dimension)', 'Pain quality (sensory, affective, and cognitive dimensions)', 'Pain pattern (sensory dimension)', and 'Alleviating and aggravating factors (behavioral dimension)'. (3 minutes) Pain Management Nursing Journal, American Society of Pain Management Nurses |
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Optimal Pain Management for Patients with Cancer in the Modern Era | Read the section 'Pain Management', 'Pain Management: Non-opioid', 'Pain Management: Opioids’ and 'Opioids related side effects'. (30 minutes) CA: a cancer journal for clinicians |
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Cancer Pain Control | Read the content of the section ‘Managing and preventing side effects'. (4 minutes) National Cancer Institute |
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Adult Cancer Pain | Read contents of pages 1072 to 1075. (6 minutes) Journal of National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
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Complementary and alternative medicine in cancer pain management: A systematic review | Read the entire section ‘Non-pharmacological therapies in cancer pain management’. (32 minutes) Indian Journal of Palliative Care |
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Nursing Management of Pain in Cancer Patient- Part 1 | ||
Nursing Management of Pain in Cancer Patient Part 2 | ||
Module 2: Lesson 4: Nursing Management of Fatigue and Weakness in Cancer Patient | Fatigue (PDQ®)–Health Professional Versio |
Read contents of sections ‘Assessment’, ‘Interventions’ and ‘Patient Education (58 minutes) |
Barriers to assessment and management of cancer related fatigue |
Read 2nd, 3rd and 4th paragraph of section ‘Barriers to the Translation of CRF Guidelines Into Practice’ (4 minutes) |
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Fatigue related interventions for patient on active treatment, post-treatment and end-of-life treatment | Read contents of figure FT1-FT2, FT3, FT4, FT5, FT6, and FT7. National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
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Nursing Management of Fatigue and Weakness in Cancer Patient | ||
Module 2: Lesson 5: Nursing Management of Self-esteem and Body Image Concerns in Cancer Patient | Managing body image difficulties of adult cancer patients: Lessons from available research Weblink: | Read content from ‘Introduction’ to ‘Conclusion’. (34 minutes) American Cancer Society Journal ‘Cancer’ |
Body image and self confidence | Read the entire page. (3 minutes) Cancer Institute NSW |
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Coping with body image and self-esteem worries | Read the entire page. (4 minutes) Canadian Cancer Society |
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Nursing Management of Self-esteem and Body Image Concerns in Cancer Patient | ||
Module 2: Lesson 6: Nursing Management of Anemia in Cancer Patient | Cancer- and Chemotherapy-induced Anemia | Read content from ‘Screening evaluation’ to ‘NCCN Recommendations’ for iron supplementation. (35 minutes) Journal of National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
Management of anaemia and iron deficiency in patients with cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines |
Read content from ‘ESAs’ to ‘RBC Transfusion’. (34 minutes) ESMO Annals of Oncology |
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Nursing Management of Cancer Treatment Related Anemia | ||
Module 2: Lesson 7: Nursing Management of Thrombocytopenia/Bleeding in Cancer Patient | Bleeding in cancer patients and its treatment: a review | Read the entire journal article. (24 minutes) Annals of Palliative Medicine, Hong Kong |
Low platelet count | Read the entire page. (9 minutes) Canadian Cancer Society |
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A Bleeding |
Read the entire page. (8 minutes) Victoria State Government, BetterHealth Channel |
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Caustic hemostatic agents | Read section ‘Caustic hemostatic agents’. (3 minutes) HINDAWI Dermatology Research and Practice Journal |
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Nursing Management of Thrombocytopenia / Bleeding in Cancer Patient | ||
Module 2: Lesson 8: Nursing Management of Neutropenia and Mouth/Throat Problems in Cancer Patient | Low white blood cell count | Read the entire page. (11 minutes) Canadian Cancer Society |
A close look at neutropenia among cancer patient: Risk factor and management | Read contents of the section on ‘Neutropenia’, ‘Adverse effect’, ‘Neutropenia diagnosis’ and ‘Management of Neutropenia’. (21 minutes) IntechOpen |
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Mouth and Throat Problems during Cancer Treatment | Read the entire page. (6 minutes) National Cancer Institute, US |
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Sore mouth and throat | Read the entire page. (13 minutes) Canadian Cancer Society |
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Nursing management of neutropenia and mouth /throat problems in cancer patient | ||
Module 2: Lesson 9: Nursing Management of Extravasation and Peripheral Neuropathy in Cancer Patient | Extravasation Management | Read contents of ‘Background’, ‘Assessment’ ‘Management’ and ‘Patient education’. (24 minutes) Cancer Institutes of NSW, eviQ |
Management of chemotherapy extravasation: ESMO–EONS Clinical Practice Guidelines | Read the entire article. (22 minutes) ESMO Annals of Oncology |
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Peripheral nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy) | Read the entire page. (7 minutes) Canadian Cancer Society |
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Nerve Problems (Peripheral Neuropathy) and Cancer Treatment | Read the entire page. (5 minutes) National Cancer Institute, US. |
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Systemic anticancer therapy-induced peripheral and central neurotoxicity: ESMO–EONS–EANO Clinical Practice Guidelines | Read contents from section ‘Treatment of CIPN’ to ‘Recommendations’. (24 minutes) ESMO Annals of Oncology |
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Prevention and Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Survivors of Adult Cancers: ASCO Guideline Update | Read contents of section ‘Abstract- Recommendations’ and ‘The Bottom Line’. (5 minutes) An American Society of Clinical Oncology Journal |
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Managing Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy | Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Oncology Nursing News |
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Nursing management of e xtravasation and peripheral neuropathy in cancer patient | ||
Module 2: Lesson 10: Patient Education | WMA DECLARATION OF LISBON ON THE RIGHTS OF THE PATIENT | Read the entire page. (9 minutes) World Medical Association |
Patient Education Resource | Read the entire page. (25 minutes) Institute of Cancer NSW, eviQ |
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Patient-Clinician Communication: American Society of Clinical Oncology Consensus Guideline | Read the content of ‘THE BOTTOM LINE’.(8 minutes) Journal of Clinical Oncology |
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Patient Education in Home Care: Strategies for Success | Read the entire article. (20 minutes) Home Healthcare Now, Lippincott Nursing Center |
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Topic: Patient and Family Education | ||
Module 2: Lesson 11: Supportive Care | Module Five-Cancer Supportive Care Principle | Read pages from 2 to 24 (15 minutes) EdCan Cancer Australia |
A Supportive Care | Read the entire page (1 minute) National Cancer Institute |
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Self Management Support | Read the entire page ( 3 minutes) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
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Basic Strategies for Self-Care | Read the entire page ( 5 minutes) University of Texas |
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Supportive Care for Cancer Patient | ||
Module 2: Lesson 12: Palliative Care | What is palliative care till how palliative care | Read: What is palliative care till how palliative care is paid for (8 minutes) American Cancer Society |
Barriers to Access to Palliative Care | Read: Current Reach of Palliative Care to Restrictive Program eligibility (18 minutes) NCBI |
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Cultural and Spiritual Considerations in Palliative Care | Read: The entire article (21 minutes) Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology |
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Palliative Care for Cancer Patient | ||
Module 2: Lesson 13: On Death and Dying | Cultural beliefs and values in cancer patients | Read from ‘Introduction' to 'spirituality to cancer patients in ME countries’ (6 minutes) Annals of Oncology |
Oncologic Emergencies: Recognition and Initial Management | Read Table 1. Summary of Oncologic Emergencies (3 minutes) American Family Physician |
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Oncology Nurses’ Role in Recognizing and Addressing Oncologic Emergencies | Read the entire page (9 minutes) ONS VOICE |
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Advance care planning and advance directives | Read the section “Advance Care Planning’ and ‘Advance Directives’ (16 minutes) Up ToDate |
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Making Memory Last: The Art of Legacy Work | Read the entire page (4 minutes) The University of Texas |
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Compassionate Care of the Terminally Ill | Read the contents of the sections ‘What Characteristics of Treaters Are Important in the Care of Dying Patients?’ And ‘How Can a Clinician Be Helpful to a Patient Who Is Terminally Ill?’ (15 minutes) The Primary Care Companion, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry |
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Facing End of Life | Read the section ‘providing psychological supports’ (10 minutes) Cancer Council Victoria |
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Nursing Care on Death and Dying | ||
Module 2: Lesson 14: Grief and Bereavement | American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network | Read: The Entire Article (4 minutes) |
Coping with Grief | Read: The Entire Article (8 Minutes) Cancer |
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Grief and Bereavement What are grief, mourning, and bereavement? | Read: The entire Article (10 minutes) American Cancer Society |
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Loss, Grief, and Bereavement | Read: Complicated Grief (2 minutes) MedicineNet |
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Cancer Support Groups | Read: The Entire Article (5 minutes) National Cancer Institute |
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Cultural beliefs and values in cancer patients | Read: Culture, Myths ad Stigmna about cancer and their effects on patients Upto "How can we develop opportunities for progress in cancer control" (10 minutes) Annals of Oncology |
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Personal reflections on coping and loss | Read: The Entire Article (13 minutes) The British Psychologist Society |
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Nursing Management of Grief and Bereavement | ||
Module 2: Lesson 15: Nursing Ethics | THE ICN CODE OF ETHICS FOR NURSES | Read pages from 2 to 10 ( 10 minutes) International Council of Nurses |
Introduction to Professional Nursing and Ethics | Read the section ethical principles, pages 67-81. (15 minutes) |
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Ethics: Nursing Around the World: Cultural Values and Ethical Conflicts | Read the entire page (11 minutes) Online Journal of Issues in Nursing |
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Ethical Concepts in Patient Care | ||
Module 2: Lesson: 16. Scope of Nursing Practice | Scope of Practice | Read the section 'scope of practice' (2 minutes) ANA |
Code of Ethics for Nursing Practitioners in South Africa | Read the section 'ethical principle' and 'value statement' (4 minutes) South African Nursing Council |
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Guidelines for reporting a case of Professional Misconduct | Read the entire page (3 minutes) South African Nursing Council |
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Nurses Negligence and Malpractice | Register for free on the Nursingcenter website and read the sections 'Defining and Tracking Malpractice' and 'Reducing Potential Liability' of this open-access article. (5 minutes) |
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Ethical issues in electronic health records: A general overview | Read the entire page (15 minutes) Indian Society for Clinical Research |
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Nursing documentation and recording systems of nursing care | Read the section ‘purpose of Nursing Documentation' (7 minutes) |
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Record Keeping and Documentation | Read the entire page (7 minutes) Ausmed |
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Topic: Scope of Nursing Practice | ||
Module 2: Lesson 17: Oncological emergencies - Cardiac Tamponade | The Cardiac Tamponade | Read: Entire article (4 minutes) MedlinePlus: Medical Encyclopedia |
The Cardiac Tamponade | Read: Introduction, Etiology, Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Evaluation, Treatment and Management, Enhancing Health care Team Outcomes (8 minutes) Statpearls |
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Nursing Management of Oncological Emergency_ Cardiac Tamponade | ||
Module 2: Lesson 18: Oncological emergencies_ Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) | The Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation | Read: Entire article till Living With (13 minutes) National Heart, Lungs, and Blood Institute |
Merck Manual: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) | Read: Entire article up to Treatment of DIC (4 minutes) Merkmanual |
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MedlinePlus: Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) | Read: Entire article up to possible complications (3 minutes) Medline Plus |
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Nursing Management of Oncological Emergency DIC | ||
Module 2: Lesson 19: Oncological Emergencies_ Hypercalcemia of Malignancy | Diagnosis and Management of Oncologic Emergencies | Read: Hypercalcemia of Malignancy section (5 minutes) eScholarship: An open access publication from University of California |
Hypercalcemia of malignancy: An update on pathogenesis and management | Read: Entire Article (34 minutes) North American Journal of Medical Sciences |
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Nursing Management of Oncological Emergency_ Hypercalcemia of Malignancy | ||
Module 2: Lesson 20: Oncologic Emergencies- Septic Shock | Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2016 | Read contents of section ‘APPENDIX 1.: Recommendations and Best Practice Statements’. (17 minutes) Critical Care Medicine |
The Septic Shock | Read the entire page. (5 minutes) Canadian Cancer Society |
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The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3) | Read contents of ‘Box1’, ‘Box 2’, ‘Box 3’, and ‘Box 4’. (3 minutes) Journal of American Medical Association |
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Management of septic shock in the critically ill | Read the entire article. (22 minutes) |
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International critical care nursing considerations and quality indicators for the 2017 surviving sepsis campaign guidelines | Read contents from section ‘International critical care nursing interventions for patients with sepsis’. (5 minutes) Intensive Care Medicine Journal |
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Nursing Management of Oncologic Emergency- Septic Shock | ||
Module:2 Lesson : 21: Nursing Management of Oncological Emergencies- Spinal Cord Compression | The Spinal cord compression | Read the entire page (5 minutes) Cancer Research UK |
The Spinal Cord Compression | Read the entire page (8 minutes) JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE |
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Oncology Emergency Series: Understanding spinal cord compression | Read the entire pages 44-50 (22 minutes) Wolters Kluwer Health |
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Nursing Management of Oncological Emergencies - Spinal Cord Compression | ||
Module 2: Lesson 22: Nursing Management of Oncological Emergencies- Increased Intracranial Pressure | The Increased Intracranial Pressure | Read the section from 'Introduction' to 'Prognosis' (11 minutes) NCBI |
The Increased Intracranial Pressure | Read the entire page (5 minutes) Canadian Cancer Society |
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Raised Intracranial Pressure | Read the section 'Management' (8 minutes) BMJ |
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Nursing Management of Oncological Emergencies - Increased Intracranial Pressure | ||
Module 2: Lesson: 23 Nursing Management of Oncological Emergencies-Superior Vena Cava Syndrome | The Superior Vena Cava Syndrome | Read the entire page (5 minutes) American Society of Clinical Oncology |
The Superior Vena Cava Syndrome | Read the entire page (8 Minutes) StatPearls |
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Nursing Management of Oncological Emergencies - Superior Vena Cava Syndrome | ||
Module 2: Lesson 24: Nursing Management of Oncological Emergencies-SIADH | A Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone | Read the entire page (4 minutes) Canadian Cancer Society |
Guidelines for the Management of Oncologic Emergencies in Adult Patients – Full Version | Download the PDF document ‘Oncologic Emergencies Guidelines’ and read page 20. (1 minute) |
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Clinical management of SIADH | Read the section from 'What is SIADH?' to Treatment of SIADH using general and indirect means (21 minutes) SAGE Journals |
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Nursing Management of Oncological Emergencies - SIADH | ||
Module 2: Lesson 25: Oncological Emergency_ Tumor Lysis Syndrome | Diagnosis and Management of Oncologic Emergencies | Read: Tumor Lysis Syndrome Section (5 minutes) eScholarship: An open access publication from the University of California |
A Tumor Lysis Syndrome | Read: The entire article (24 minutes) The New England Journal of Medicine |
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Nursing Management of Oncological Emergency- Tumor Lysis Syndrome | ||
Module: 2: Lesson: 26 Nursing Management of Oncological Emergencies- Hemorrhagic Cystitis | The Hemorrhagic Cystitis | Read the entire page (7 minutes) NSW |
Hemorrhagic cystitis in cancer patients | Read the section 'Prevention' and 'Management' (26 minutes) UpToDate |
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Mechanisms of hemorrhagic cystitis | Read the section ‘Mechanisms of bladder inflammation in people’ (6 minutes) NCBI |
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Nursing Management of Oncological Emergencies - Hemorrhagic Cystitis | Read the section ‘Mechanisms of bladder inflammation in people’ (6 minutes) NCBI |
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Module: 2 Lesson: 27: Nursing Management of Oncological Emergencies- Anaphylaxis | The Pathophysiology of Anaphylaxis | Read the section ‘Immunologic Mechanism of Anaphylaxis’ to ‘Other potential mediators’ (32 minutes) |
The Anaphylaxis | Read the section Etiology of Anaphylaxis’ and ‘Pathophysiology’ (1 minutes) MSD Manual |
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The Allergic Reaction | Read the entire page (4 minutes) Virginia Cancer Institute |
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Management of infusion reactions to systemic anticancer therapy: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines | Read Table 2. Clinical criteria for diagnosing Anaphylaxis and Management (6 minutes) ESMO |
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Nursing Management of Oncological Emergencies - Anaphylaxis | ||
Module 3: Lesson 1: Effective Communication | Effective communication in Nursing | Read the contents from ‘Principles of Communication’ to ‘Counter-productive communication techniques’. (30 minutes) IntechOpen |
The Nurse's Role in Patient Education | Read the entire article. (5 minutes) Arkansas State University |
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Principles of adult learning | Read the contents of sections ‘Educating adult patients, carers and family members’, ‘Communication in cancer care’. (5 minutes) Cancer Australia Website, eviQ |
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Tips on Facilitating Effective Group Discussions | Read the entire article. (10 minutes) Brown University |
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What is nurse coaching? | Read the contents of section ‘What is nurse coaching?’. (3 minutes) American Holistic Nurses Association |
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Barriers to communication | Watch the video clip and take notes of the good and poor communication. Identify barriers and promoters of effective communication. (5 minutes) Mesa Community College |
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Patient-Centered Communication and Shared Decision Making | Read the entire article. (1 hour and 40 minutes) Institute of Medicine |
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Effective Communication | ||
Module 3: Lesson 2: Evidence Based Practice | Evidence-Based Practice: Step by Step: The Seven Steps of Evidence-Based Practice | Read the entire article. (11 minutes) American Journal of Nursing |
Understanding Clinical Expertise: Nurse Education, Experience, and the Hospital Context | Read the contents of section ‘Expertise’ in the literature review of this article. (2 minutes) Research in Nursing and Health |
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What do patient values and preferences mean? | Read the contents of section ‘Determinants of patient’s values’, pages 876-878. (6 minutes). Patient Education and Counselling Journal |
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Igniting a Spirit of Inquiry | Read the entire article. (12 minutes) American Journal of Nursing |
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Asking the Clinical Question | Read the entire article. (12 minutes). American Journal of Nursing |
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Searching for the Evidence | Read the entire article. (19 minutes). American Journal of Nursing |
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Rapid Critical Appraisal | Read the contents from ‘Rapid Critical Appraisal’. (16 minutes) American Journal of Nursing |
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Implementing an Evidence-Based Practice Change | Read the contents starting from ‘Engaging the Stakeholders’. (15 minutes). American Journal of Nursing |
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Addiction, Opioids and Pain: Exemplar Nursing Science | Watch the entire video. (60 minutes) |
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The Evidence-Based Practice | ||
Module: 3 Lesson 3: Change Management | Choosing Strategies for Change | Read the entire article starting from 'Diagnosing Resistance'. (30 minutes) Harvard Business Review |
The Force field Analysis | Read the entire article. (2 minutes) University of Cambridge |
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Chaos Theory and Nursing | Read the contents from 'Introduction' to 'Conclusion' (12 minutes) International Journal of Caring Sciences |
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5 CRITICAL STEPS IN THE CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS | Read the entire page (7 minutes) Harvard Business School Online |
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Learning Organization | Read the contents from 'The learning organizations' to 'Team learning'. (16 minutes). Infed.org |
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Change management and Communication | Read the entire document. (22 minutes). Commonwealth of Australia |
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Factors influencing large-scale change in healthcare | Read the contents of 'Table: 2 Factors influencing large-scale change in healthcare'. (6 minutes) Sax Institute |
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Leading change | Read the contents of 'Idea in brief' and 'Idea in practice' of page no.1. (4 minutes). Harvard Business Review |
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9 key healthcare trends in the 2020s | Read the content of section '9 key healthcare trends in 2020s'. (3 minutes) Healthcare Financial Management Association |
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Organizational Change | Read the contents starting from 'Planning and Executing Change Effectively'. (16 minutes) University of Minnesota |
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Diffusion of Innovation Theory | Read the entire article. (6 minutes) Boston University School of Public Health |
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Bridges Transition Model | Read the entire article. (4 minutes) William Bridges Associates |
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Change Management. | ||
Module 3: Lesson 4: Critical Thinking | The Praxis of Critical Thinking in Nursing | Read contents of pages 18-19, 22-23, 25, 39-42, 44, 54, 58, 67, 83, 87, 97-98, and 114. (39 minutes) By Nancyruth Leibold |
Next Generation NCLEX News | Read contents of page 3. (2 minutes) NCSBN |
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Thinking Like a Nurse: A Research-Based Model of Clinical Judgment in Nursing | Read the content of the section 'Research-based model of clinical judgment'. (8 minutes). Christine A. Tanner |
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Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment | ||
Module 3: Lesson 5: Conflict Management | What is Conflict and What Does it Look Like in the Workplace? | Read the entire article (6 minutes) Cranaplus |
Causes of Conflict in Organizations | Read contents of section 'Why organizations have so much conflict?'. (3 minutes) OpenStax |
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Five Methods for Managing Conflict | Read the entire page (4 minutes) University of Southampton |
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Top Tips for Handling Conflict in Your Team | Read the entire page (5 minutes) University of Southampton |
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Taking an Assertive Approach to Conflict Resolution | Read the "Different approach of Conflict Management" (2 minutes) American Management Association |
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Being assertive: Reduce stress, communicate better | Read the entire page (8 minutes) |
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The Assertive Communication | Read the entire article (6 minutes) Healthy WA, Department of Health, Government of Western Australia. |
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What Are the Five Conflict Resolution Strategies? | Read: The Thomas-Kilmann Model (2 Minutes) Community Portland College |
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How to Be Assertive (Without Losing Yourself) | Read: The Entire Article (12 Minutes) Harvard Business Review |
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Conflict Management | ||
Module 3: Lesson 6: Use of Technology | What is Nursing Informatics and Why is it so Important? | Read the entire first page, contents of 'Building blocks of nursing communication' in the second page, and contents of the section 'Privacy, confidentiality and security of health information' on the third page. (6 minutes) Canadian Nurses Association |
Balancing care with technology | Read the entire article. (3 minutes) Nursing Management (Springhouse) |
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Health IT Standards | Read the entire article. (3 minutes) The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) |
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An Informatics Infrastructure Is Essential for Evidence-based Practice | Read the entire article. (6 minutes) Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association |
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Nurses and the use of computer technology | Read the entire article. (5 mintes) Registered Nurse's Association of Ontario |
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The Impact of Emerging Technology on Nursing Care | Read the entire article. (47 minutes) Online Journal of Issues in Nursing |
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Computerized Provider Order Entry | Read the entire article. (7 minutes). Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality |
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2020: Emerging Technology in Global Nursing Care | Read the entire page (11 minutes) HIMSS |
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Digital Technology and the Future of Health Systems | Read the contents starting from 'A New World of Healthcare' to 'Challenges'. (16 minutes). Health Systems & Reforms Journal |
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New Technology in Nursing Education and Practice | Read the entire page (22 minutes) IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science (IOSR-JNHS) |
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Use of Technology | ||
Module 3: Lesson 7: Learning Agility | High Potentials as High Learners | Read ‘People Agility’, ‘ Results Agility’, ‘Mental Agility’, ‘Change Agility’ and ‘Summary of the characteristics of the learning agile’. (2 minutes) Human Resource Management Journal |
Workforce agility: An answer to turbulence in acute care nursing environments? | Read the entire article. (10 minutes) Nursing Management (Springhouse) |
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Tips for Improving Your Learning Agility | Read the entire article. (10 minutes) Center for Creative Leadership |
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Module 3: Lesson 8: Self-Care | Preventing Compassion Fatigue: Caring for Yourself | Read: Section ‘Self-care strategies’ (6 minutes) National Association for the Education of Young Children |
Self-care for nurses | Read the entire page (2 minutes) Australian Government Cancer Australia: EdCaN |
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Compassion Fatigue in Oncological Nursing | Read the entire page (2 minutes) New Jersey City University |
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Continuing Education | Read ‘DEFINITIONS AND DISTINCTIONS’ and table 1. Symptoms of compassion fatigue (2 minutes) Oncology Nurse Advisor |
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Topic: Self-Care | ||
Module 3: Lesson 9: Unconscious Bias - Conscious Inclusion | Module 3: Bias and Well-Meaning People | Read the content of sections on 'Introduction, 'Two types of Bias', 'How is it Possible', 'It's HOw We are Wired' and 'The Neuroscience'. Videos are optional. (9 minutes) National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University |
The Impact of Unconscious Bias in Healthcare: How to Recognize and Mitigate It | Read the entire article. (36 minutes) The Journal of Infectious Disease |
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Implicit Racial/Ethnic Bias Among Health Care Professionals and Its Influence on Health Care Outcomes: A Systematic Review | Read sections on ‘PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARY’. (3 minutes) American Journal of Public Health |
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Implicit bias in healthcare professionals: a systematic review | Read the content of pages 8-16. (22 minutes) American Academy of Family Physicians |
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Long-term reduction in implicit race bias: A prejudice habit-breaking intervention | Read content on section ‘Strategies for reducing implicit race bias’. (4 minutes) Journal of Experimental Social Psychology |
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Five strategies to combat unconscious bias | Read the content on ‘Tapping five strategies’ and ‘Positive changes’.(5 minutes) Nursing2021 |
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Module 4: Lesson 1: Health Care Landscape in South Africa | Health Care Landscape in South Africa. | |
Module 4: Lesson 2: Nursing Case Management, Nurse Manager, and Multidisciplinary Team Roles | Role of case manager | Read entire page starting from 'Introduction' section. |
A multidisciplinary approach in providing transitional care for patients with advanced cancer | Read the entire article. |
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Nursing Case Management | ||
Clinical Resources | Patient Care Sheets for Breast Cancer | |
Patient Care Sheets for Lung Cancer | ||
Patient Care Sheets for Colon and Rectal Cancer | ||
Patient Care Sheets for Prostrate Cancer | ||
Patient Care Sheets for Stomach Cancer | ||
Change of Shift Report Draft | ||
Report Sheet | ||
Hand Washing and Hand Rub- Procedure Checklist | ||
Hand Washing- Video by WHO | ||
Hand Rub- Video by WHO | ||
Radial Pulse Procedure Checklist | ||
Radial Pulse- video | ||
Apical Pulse- Procedure Checklists | ||
Brachial Pulse - Procedure checklist | ||
Carotid Pulse- Procedure Checklist | ||
Respiration assessment- Procedure Checklist | ||
Respiration assessment - Video by Health Education England | ||
Manual Blood Pressure measurement- Procedure Checklist | ||
Taking Temperature - Procedure Checklist | ||
Taking Oral Temperature- Video by Hennepin Healthcare | ||
Tympanic Temperature- Video by Health Education England | ||
Skin, Hair, Nail Assessment - Procedure Checklist | ||
Skin, Hair, Nail Assessment- Video by Harper College Nursing | ||
Eye Assessment- Procedure Checklist | ||
Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, Mouth Assessment- Video by Harper College Nursing | ||
External Ear Assessment- Procedure Checklist | ||
Nose, Mouth, Throat, Neck Examination- Procedure Checklist | ||
Nose, Mouth, Throat Exam- Video by Harper College Nursing | ||
Chest Assessment- Procedure Checklist | ||
Thorax and Lung Assessment- Video by Harper College Nursing | ||
Breast Exam- Procedure Checklist | ||
Breast Exam- Video by Stanford Medicine | ||
Assessment of Abdomen- Procedure Checklist | ||
Abdominal Assessment- Video by Harper College | ||
Upper/Lower Extremities Musculoskeletal Assessment - Procedure Checklist | ||
Musculoskeletal Assessment- Video by Harper College Nursing | ||
Donning and Doffing of PPE- Procedure Checklist | ||
Donning and Doffing PPE- Video by CDC | ||
Donning and Doffing Clean Gloves- Procedure Checklist | ||
Donning and Doffing Sterile Gloves- Procedure Checklist | ||
Donning and Doffing of Sterile Gloves- Video by Boston Children's Hospital | ||
Body Fluid Exposure- Procedure Checklists | ||
Setting Up Sterile Field- Procedure Checklist | ||
Setting up sterile field - Video by College of Southern Maryland | ||
Using Bedpan- Procedure Checklist | ||
Helping Patient with Urinal- Procedure Checklist | ||
Tracheostomy Care- Procedure Checklist | ||
Indwelling Catheter Removal- Procedure Checklist | ||
Emptying Urine Collection Bag- Procedure Checklist | ||
Oral Administration of Anti-Cancer Drug- Procedure Checklist | ||
Oral Chemotherapy at Home- Video by Canadian Cancer Society | ||
Intravenous Administration of Anti-Cancer Drug- Procedure Checklist | ||
Administration of Anti-Cancer Drug Through Central Venous Access Device - Procedure Checklist | ||
CAVD Anti-Cancer Drug Administration- Video by OpenPaediatrics Organisation | ||
Subcutaneous Administration of Anti-Cancer Drug- Procedure Checklist | ||
Subcutaneous Chemotherapy- Cleveland Clinic | ||
Intramuscular Administration of Anti-Cancer Drug- Procedure Checklist | ||
Intramuscular Injection- Video by CDC | ||
End of Shift Report- Procedure Checklist | ||
Fluid Intake/Output Net Balance - Procedure Checklist | ||
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