The Core Curriculum is designed to provide the knowledge base required to practice within the specialty of pediatric hematology/oncology nursing. This book covers a wide body of knowledge and includes updated information on the pathophysiology, etiology, treatment, side effects, and supportive care of pediatric hematology/oncology diseases. The third edition also features an entirely new section with more than 40 pages of hematology content. (308 pages)Table of ContentsSection I. Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing PracticeHistory and Philosophy of Pediatric Oncology NursingStandards of Pediatric Oncology NursingAssociation of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology NursesSection II. Pediatric CancersOverview of Childhood CancerEpidemiology of Childhood CancerLeukemiaNon-Hodgkin"s LymphomaHodgkin"s LymphomaCentral-Nervous-System TumorsNeuroblastomaOsteosarcomaEwing"s Sarcoma of Bone and Soft Tissue and Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal TumorsTumors of the KidneyRhabdomyosarcomaRetinoblastomaRare Tumors of ChildhoodSection III. Overview of HematologyOrigin of Blood CellsAnemiaNeutropeniaThrombocytopeniaSection IV. Childhood Cancer TreatmentDiagnostic and Staging ProceduresHistory of ChemotherapyClinical TrialsChemotherapyGuidelines for Safe Handling of ChemotherapyAdministration of VesicantsSurgeryRadiation TherapyHematopoietic Stem-Cell TransplantationBiologic Response ModifiersCell & Gene TherapyComplementary & Alternative TreatmentsSection V. Side Effects of TreatmentBone-Marrow SuppressionImpairment of the Immune SystemCentral-Nervous-System ComplicationsOtotoxicityEndocrine AbnormalitiesCardiac & Pulmonary ComplicationsGastrointestinal ComplicationsRenal & Bladder ComplicationsSkin ChangesMusculoskeletal ComplicationsNutritional ComplicationsGrowth and Developmental ComplicationsPainOncologic EmergenciesSection VI. Supportive CarePsychological Preparation & Support for Painful Procedureand much, much more