Nursing Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer Developing Knowledge, Competence and Best Practice /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Olsen, Pia Riis (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Smith, Sam (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Nursing administration.; Oncology .; Pediatrics.; Nursing-Research.; Nursing Management.; Oncology.; Nursing Research.

This book describes and explains how caring for adolescents and young adults with cancer (AYA) has developed into what is now a recognized and distinct field of nursing practice. It captures current innovative nursing practices and interventions which have developed over the past 25 years across the...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction. Beyond No Man's Land - The development of AYA Cancer Nursing
• Part 1. History of the speciality and AYA nursing competence development
• Chapter 1. The Development of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Nursing - The UK Experience
• Chapter 2. A personal reflection of my leadership journey in AYA Nursing (a case study)
• Chapter 3. Educating and developing AYA Cancer Nurses
• Chapter 4. Exploring professional boundaries in AYA nursing care
• Part 2. Approaches, Interventions and Innovations in AYA cancer nursing
• Chapter 5. Communication with young people with cancer about sensitive topics
• Chapter 6. Balancing risk with resilience: Using holistic psychosocial screening and assessment tools effectively with adolescents and young adults with cancer
• Chapter 7. Cancer rehabilitation of adolescents and young adults
• Chapter 8. Network focused nursing and network meetings in AYA cancer care
• Chapter 9. The Dutch AYA Outpatient Clinic: support and counselling during and after cancer treatment
• Chapter 10. Transition for adolescents and young adults with cancer
• Chapter 11. Nurse Led Ambulatory care
• Part 3. Aspects and challenges for future AYA cancer nursing
• Chapter 12. Challenges for nursing
• Chapter 13. Leadership and the future development of AYA services.