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Outcomes in Radiation Therapy: Multidisciplinary Management

Author(s): Deborah Watkins-Bruner, RN, PhD
Giselle J. Moore-Higgs, ARNP, MSN, AOCN, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
Marilyn Haas, PhD, APN-C
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763714796
  • ISBN-10:0763714798
  • Hardcover    704 pages      © 2001
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Overview

Outcomes in Radiation Therapy addresses the full spectrum of radiation therapy outcomes from clinical to humanistic to economic, giving particular emphasis to outcomes as perceived by the adult patients themselves. This volume presents a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to the assessment and management of patient experienced outcomes in radiation therapy.

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Addresses more than simply traditional outcomes, such as disease-free survival, to include coverage of quality of life and satisfaction with care.
Provides up-to-date, research-based methods to achieve the best patient outcomes possible.
Discusses specific methods to measure and improve outcomes.

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  1. An Outcomes-Based Management Model of Patient Care
  2. Role of the Multidisciplinary Team in Radiation
  3. Teletherapy: External Radiation Therapy
  4. Brachytherapy
  5. Total Body Irradiation
  6. Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy
  7. Radiation Modifiers - Chemical and Thermal
  8. Combined Modality Treatments
  9. Brain Malignancies
  10. Head and Neck Cancers
  11. Breast Cancer
  12. Lung Cancer
  13. Gastrointestinal Malignancies
  14. Bladder Cancer
  15. Gynecologic Malignancies
  16. Prostate Cancer
  17. Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
  18. Soft Tissue Sarcomas
  19. Increased Knowledge
  20. Maintenance of Comfort (Fatigue and Pain)
  21. Sustained Integrity of Protective Mechanisms (Skin, Oral, Immune System)
  22. Adequate Nutritional Intake
  23. Maintenance of Normal Elimination
  24. Distress/Coping
  25. Maintenance of Efficient Ventilations
  26. Maintenance of Body Image and Sexual Function
  27. Maintenance of Functional Status

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Deborah Watkins-Bruner, RN, PhD

Giselle J. Moore-Higgs, ARNP, MSN, AOCN-University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida

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Marilyn Haas, PhD, APN-C

Dr. Marilyn Hass received her Master’s Degree in Health Occupations Educators Program, majoring in Critical Care Nursing from the University of Florida.  She also holds a PhD in Cardiovascular Nursing from the University of South Carolina.  She has held a variety of positions throughout her career, including working as a Registered Nurse, Clinical Coordinator, Director/Instructor of Practical Nurse Education Program at Blue Ridge Technical College, Geriatric Nurse Educator, and most recently as Nurse Practitioner/Outcomes Analyst at Mountain Radiation Oncology in North Carolina. Dr. Haas has received numerous community, professional and academic awards, and has been publishing articles on a variety of nursing topics since 1984.
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  • "The strengths of Outcomes in Radiation Therapy include extensive reference lists, succinct presentation of information, multi-disciplinary authorship, and discussion of quality-of life issues...The authors challenge the readers to think differently using the outcomes-based model of patient care... Nurses involved in patient care, quality improvement, research, and education will find this book an excellent resource."

    -Oncology Nursing Forum, Vol. 29, No. 9, 2002

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  • Designed as a practitioners' guide to managing patients
  • Great text for nursing students in a radiation therapy course to gain a humanistic perspective of the process.
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