Managing Three Common Complications of Chemotherapy: Febrile Neutropenia, Nephrotoxicity, Enterotoxicity

Recorded On: 05/21/2013

For cancer patients, chemotherapy-associated complications can be life threatening. Risks for complications are often compounded when the chemotherapeutic regimen requires drugs to be administered in combination. Management of the most serious complications of chemotherapy—febrile neutropenia and chemotherapy-related nephrotoxicity and enterotoxicity—requires that nurses be skilled in assessment and the administration of interventions that will reduce morbidity and mortality. This presentation will review febrile neutropenia, chemotherapy-related nephrotoxicity, enterotoxicity, and the associated interventions.

At the conclusion of the presentation, the participant will be able to:

1. Identify the symptoms and physiologic effects of febrile neutropenia, chemotherapy-related nephrotoxicity, and enterotoxicity.

2. Describe interventions for patients presenting with febrile neutropenia, chemotherapy-related nephrotoxicity, and enterotoxicity.

Speaker:

Laura Milligan, FNP,BC, AOCN®
Nurse Practitioner, Hematological Malignancies
Medical University of South Carolina

This session has been approved for 1 contact hour

Expiration date for receipt of contact hours: May 7, 2017

This session has been approved for 1.0 CRNI® recertification unit.

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