The Roles of Nurses in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Leukemia in Older Adults

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• Alternative Title:
  Semin Oncol Nurs
• Personal Author:
  Fauer, Alex J. ; Choi, Sung Won ; Friese, Christopher R.
• Description:
  Objective.
  
  To review and summarize nurses’ roles in the care of the older adult undergoing an allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) for the treatment of leukemia.
  
  Data sources.
  
  Published literature indexed in PubMed, CINAHL, textbooks, and clinical expertise.
  
  Conclusion.
  
  Nurses are a vital component of the highly-specialized care delivered before, during, and after an allogeneic HCT.
  
  Implications for nursing practice:
  
  Nurses who are prepared for the complex HCT care trajectory will be able to optimally meet the complex needs of the older adult patient and their caregiver(s).
  
  
• Subjects:
  Aged Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Humans Leukemia Oncology Nursing Risk Assessment Transplantation Conditioning
• Keywords:
  Antineoplastic Agents Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Leukemia Older Adults Registered Nurses
• Source:
  Semin Oncol Nurs. 35(6):150960
• Pubmed ID:
  31753706
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7150366
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  P30 CA046592/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; T42 OH008455/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  35
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha-512:30102f60fec49caed0425e367ab4ab645199ce6a6c2d5e446df182d54907f51d4d182f6b1910260937ea1a774b178541c28f5aeabb84a678cb9f58cadcb8833e
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