Full Description
Haematology Nursing is a comprehensive handbook, with a nursing focus, on the care and management of patients with haematological disorders. Divided into four sections, the first provides an introduction to haematology, looking at haemopoiesis, immunology and genetics. Section Two covers non-malignant haematology, including anaemia, haemoglobinopathies and haemochromatosis. Section Three explores the pathophysiology, care and management of myeloproliferative and lymphoproliferative disorders, including leukaemia, myeloma, and lymphoma. The final section provides information on various nursing care interventions, including blood transfusion, venous access devices, and palliative care.
Aimed principally at nurses working in a variety of settings including haematology/oncology wards, medical/haematology wards, specialist bone marrow transplant centres, and community settings, Haematology Nursing is an essential and much-needed reference guide.
Contents
Contributors vii
Foreword x
Section 1 Introduction to Haematology 1
1 Understanding Haemopoiesis 3
Marvelle Brown
2 Immunology 22
Jane Richardson and Tracey Cutler
3 Genes and Haematology 37
Gwyneth Morgan
4 The Cell 50
Louise Knight
Section 2 Non-Malignant Haematology 61
Anaemia
5 Aplastic Anaemia: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 63
Audrey Yandle
6 Nutritional Anaemia: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 79
Marvelle Brown
7 Acquired Haemolytic Anaemia: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 96
Marvelle Brown
8 Inherited Haemolytic Anaemia: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 107
Marvelle Brown
Haemoglobinopathies
9 Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassaemia: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 117
Marvelle Brown
Haemochromatosis
10 Haemochromatosis: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 150
Jan Green
Section 3 Myeloproliferative and Lymphoproliferative Disorders 163
11 Polycythaemia: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 165
Marvelle Brown
12 The Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 171
Jackie Green
13 Acute Leukaemia: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 183
Jackie Green
14 Chronic Leukaemia: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 195
Samantha Toland
15 Multiple Myeloma: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 202
Marvelle Brown
16 Lymphoma: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 217
Tracey Cutler
Section 4 Nursing Care Interventions 233
17 Blood Transfusion 235
Jan Green
18 Venous Access Devices 261
Janice Gabriel
19 Chemotherapy and Monoclonal Antibodies 275
Alison Simons and Tracey Cutler
20 Haemopoietic Stem Cell Transplant 287
Tracey Cutler
21 Palliative Care in Haematology 300
Dion Smyth
Glossary of Terms 314
Index 317
