Haematology Nursing

Haematology Nursing is a comprehensive handbook, with a nursing focus, on the care and management of patients with haematological disorders. Divided into four sections, the first provides an introduction to haematology, looking at haemopoiesis, immunology and genetics. Section Two covers non-malignant haematology, including anaemia, haemoglobinopathies and haemochromatosis. Section Three explores the pathophysiology, care and management of myeloproliferative and lymphoproliferative disorders, including leukaemia, myeloma, and lymphoma. The final section provides information on various nursing care interventions, including blood transfusion, venous access devices, and palliative care. Aimed principally at nurses working in a variety of settings including haematology/oncology wards, medical/haematology wards, specialist bone marrow transplant centres, and community settings, Haematology Nursing is an essential and much-needed reference guide.

Haematology Nursing is a comprehensive handbook, with anursing focus, on the care and management of patients withhaematological disorders. Divided into four sections, the firstprovides an introduction to haematology, looking at haemopoiesisimmunology and genetics. Section Two covers non-malignanthaematology, including anaemia, haemoglobinopathies andhaemochromatosis. Section Three explores the pathophysiology, careand management of myeloproliferative and lymphoproliferativedisorders, including leukaemia, myeloma, and lymphoma. Thefinal section provides information on various nursing careinterventions, including blood transfusion, venous access devicesand palliative care.Aimed principally at nurses working in a variety of settingsincluding haematology/oncology wards, medical/haematology wardsspecialist bone marrow transplant centres, and community settingsHaematology Nursing is an essential and much-neededreference guide.

Contributors viiForeword xSection 1 Introduction to Haematology 11 Understanding Haemopoiesis 3Marvelle Brown2 Immunology 22Jane Richardson and Tracey Cutler3 Genes and Haematology 37Gwyneth Morgan4 The Cell 50Louise KnightSection 2 Non-Malignant Haematology 61Anaemia5 Aplastic Anaemia: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 63Audrey Yandle6 Nutritional Anaemia: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 79Marvelle Brown7 Acquired Haemolytic Anaemia: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 96Marvelle Brown8 Inherited Haemolytic Anaemia: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 107Marvelle BrownHaemoglobinopathies9 Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassaemia: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 117Marvelle BrownHaemochromatosis10 Haemochromatosis: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 150Jan GreenSection 3 Myeloproliferative and Lymphoproliferative Disorders 16311 Polycythaemia: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 165Marvelle Brown12 The Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 171Jackie Green13 Acute Leukaemia: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 183Jackie Green14 Chronic Leukaemia: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 195Samantha Toland15 Multiple Myeloma: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 202Marvelle Brown16 Lymphoma: Pathophysiology, Care and Management 217Tracey CutlerSection 4 Nursing Care Interventions 23317 Blood Transfusion 235Jan Green18 Venous Access Devices 261Janice Gabriel19 Chemotherapy and Monoclonal Antibodies 275Alison Simons and Tracey Cutler20 Haemopoietic Stem Cell Transplant 287Tracey Cutler21 Palliative Care in Haematology 300Dion SmythGlossary of Terms 314Index 317