Evolution of Self-Care in Leukemia Patients and Implications for Nurses
Mohamed Elsayed, Reda; Hanan Fawzy Abbas Soliman; Reda Mohamed-Nabil Aboushady;
Abstract
Leukemia is a group of malignant disorders of white blood cells. In leukemia, the usual ratio of greater numbers of red blood cells than white blood cells are reversed. Bone marrow is gradually replaced by immature, abnormal cells. Eventually, these abnormal cells spill into the circulation and invade other organs such as the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes. If the disease is not treated, leukemic cells replace all normal blood cells, leading to death. Nursing care focuses on the physical and psychosocial effects of the disease and its treatment. The patient and significant other must be taught about the drugs and self-care. Self-care is a learned behavior with deliberate actions responding to need, includes activities an individual performs to maintain health. Nurses are in key positions to facilitate the achievement of self-care which requires sophisticated communication skills, teaching skills, specialized knowledge and an awareness of the multiple factors affecting nurse-patient relationship during the provision of care. Nurses are responsible for initiating, updating, and reinforcing patients learning.
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Title | Evolution of Self-Care in Leukemia Patients and Implications for Nurses | Authors | Mohamed Elsayed, Reda ; Hanan Fawzy Abbas Soliman; Reda Mohamed-Nabil Aboushady | Keywords | Self-Care;Leukemia;Implications for Nurses | Issue Date | 2019 | Publisher | Lambert Academic Publishing | Related Publication(s) | In 2018, 60,300 people are expected to be diagnosed with leukemia. There are an estimated 381,774 people living with or in remission from leukemia in the US. In 2018, 24,370 people are expected to die from leukemia (14,270 males and 10,100 females). In 2010 to 2014, leukemia was the sixth most common cause of cancer deaths in both men and women (The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2018). | Start page | 1 | End page | 63 |
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