Chemo-Infusion Observation Insight Report Assignment

Instructions: Complete this assignment. APA title page, citations, reference page.

*Keep in landscape orientation format.

List the general overall goals (from text with citation) for a patient receiving chemotherapy (1 pt):

Discuss (minimum of 2-3 sentences each; provide examples) the classifications of chemotherapy drugs. What class does the medication/s you observed fall under? (1 pt): 

Cell-cycle specific:

Non-cell-cycle specific:

Immunotherapy/Biotherapy/Targeted Therapy drugs:

Discuss all methods of administration [Oral, Intramuscular, Intravenous, Intracavitary, Intrathecal, Intraarterial, Continuous Infusion, Subcutaneous, and Topical] with 2-4 sentences each. (1 pt):

Oral –  

Intramuscular –

Intravenous –

Intracavitary –

Intrathecal –

Intraarterial –

Continuous Infusion –

Subcutaneous –

Topical –

Discuss (2-4 sentences each) the following three classifications of chemo and provide an example. (1 pt):

Non-irritant:

Irritant:

Vesicant:

Discuss (paragraph) the complications of extravasation of a vesicant drug (1 pt):

List key nursing assessments prior to beginning chemotherapy (consider the chemo your patient is getting today. (Is it safe for your patient to receive these medications?) (1 pt):

Discuss the potential immediate complications including frequency of monitoring and rationale (Vital signs and pulse ox) (1 pt):

Discuss the role of the nurse in the chemo-infusion setting and your observations of the nursing role (0.5 pt):

Identify and support three specific learning needs (patient education) for this patient (1 pt):

Formulate two complete NANDA Nursing Diagnoses for this patient (1 pt):

1)

2)

Discuss your (student nurse) overall response to the chemo-infusion observation experience (whether you witnessed live or provide your response related to watching the YouTube of the patient that underwent a chemo treatment) (0.5 pt):