Care of Living Donors

Oct 27, 2018 by in NURSING Comments Off on Care of Living Donors

Care of Living Donors Dianne LaPointe Rudow, ANP-BC, DNP, CCTC I. INTRODUCTION A. The history of living organ donation The first successful living donor transplant was performed in 1954 in…

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Transplant Complications: Noninfectious Diseases

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Transplant Complications: Noninfectious Diseases Vicki McCalmont, RN, MS, ANP-BC, CNS, CCTC Kristi Ortiz, RN, MS, ANP-BC, CNS I. INTRODUCTION A. Several factors have increased short- and long-term transplant survival rates:…

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Transplant Complications: Infectious Diseases

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Transplant Complications: Infectious Diseases Debra Dumas-Hicks, RN, BS, CCTC, CCTN Fawn Fitzmorris, RN, CCTC Cynthia Cassidy, RN, BSN, CCTC Karýn Ryan Canales, RN, BSN, CCTC I. INTRODUCTION A. Solid organ…

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Transplant Pharmacology

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Transplant Pharmacology Christopher R. Ensor, PharmD, BCPS Vicki McCalmont, RN, MS, ANP-BC, CNS, CCTC I. INTRODUCTION A. Overview The use of immunosuppressive agents has evolved over the years, improving transplant…

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Education for Transplant Patients and Caregivers

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Education for Transplant Patients and Caregivers Debra Bernardina, RN, BSN, CCTC Darla K. Phillips, RN, MSN, CCTC I. INTRODUCTION A. Patient education is a key element of transplant nursing.1 B….

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Basics in Transplant Immunology

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Basics in Transplant Immunology Linda Ohler, RN, MSN, CCTC, FAAN Robert A. Bray, PhD I. INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM A. Functions of the immune system The human body…

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Solid Organ Transplantation: The Evaluation Process

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Solid Organ Transplantation: The Evaluation Process Maureen P. Flattery, RN, MS, ANP-BC, CCTC Judy Gierlach, RN, BSN, CCTC I. GENERAL EVALUATION A. Introduction Solid organ transplantation (SOT) is a viable…

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Antineoplastic Agents

Oct 21, 2016 by in NURSING Comments Off on Antineoplastic Agents

Antineoplastic Agents TERMS □ cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) □ fluorouracil (Adrucil) □ doxorubicin (Adriamycin) □ vincristine (Oncovin) □ tamoxifen (Nolvadex) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The antineoplastic agents are one of…

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Biologic Response Modifiers

Oct 21, 2016 by in NURSING Comments Off on Biologic Response Modifiers

Biologic Response Modifiers TERMS □ interferon alfa-2a (Roferon-A) □ aldesleukin (Proleukin) □ epoetin alfa (Epogen, Procrit) □ filgrastim (Neupogen) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The biologic response modifiers are…

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Immunosuppressant Agents

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Immunosuppressant Agents TERMS □ cyclosporine (Sandimmune) □ muromonab-CD3 (Orthoclone OKT3) QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD As the name implies, the immunosuppressant agents interfere with the immune response. They are…

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