Postop warning signs set for colorectal patients
After surgery for colorectal cancer, any of 12 specific symptoms should prompt the patient to contact the surgeon or seek emergency help.
Discharge Planning
Toolkit helps manage life after cancer treatment
A new Survivorship Toolkit offers patients posttreatment self-care plans, wallet-sized information cards, and a calendar for keeping track of appointments.
Déjà vu: How I remember to listen
The patient’s daughter had been through the discharge process before. But she struggled with accepting her recurrent feelings. The nurse did, too.
Preparing family members to care for the patient at home
Outpatient treatment shortens hospital stays and shifts responsibility for patient care onto family members with no medical training.
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