how to implement the “What we can do” information into the practice…

Question how to implement the “What we can do” information into the practice… how to implement the “What we can do” information into the practice as a registered nurse.What We Can Do› Learn about RT so you can support and educate your patients as they make choices regarding BC treatment; share this knowledge with your colleagues› Encourage your patients to promptly report health-related changes to their treating clinician› Encourage your patients to discuss the risks and benefits of RT, and support their decisions regarding the acceptable level of› Request referral to a social worker and mental health clinician for information about local assistance programs and for emotional support for dealing with a serious illness, respectively› Remind your patients that individualized post-RT surveillance is essential to successfully managing recurrence or new BC, and usually includes(5,14)a physical examination by the radiation oncologist 4-6 weeks after completion of RT to assess for resolution of the acute effectsearlier, more frequent mammography at a consistent location for image comparisonrepeat physical examinations at 3-6-month intervals to assess the breast and lymph node regions, look for potentialmetastatic sites, and check for edemamammography surveillance of the treated breast approximately 6 months after RT completion and repeated at 6- to12-month intervals until all changes have resolved or stabilized, then repeated annuallysurveillance with ultrasonography, MRI, and/or PET scan if the patient has a family history of BC or a genetic mutationthat increases risk for BC (e.g., in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes) Health Science Science Nursing NURS 334 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)