Nursing care of bone marrow transplantation patients

Bone marrow transplantation is a procedure to replace damaged or destroyed bone marrow with healthy bone marrow stem cells. There are 3 kinds of bone marrow transplants include autologus allogenic and seyngenic. The nurse’s contribution to successful transplantation in general is undeniable. In this article describes the roles of nurse in dealing with a patient under bone marrow transplantation. In the course of 3 years, the activities of nurses working in the BMT unit were controlled and described. The nurses working in BMT unit perform all of kinds of care include life maintenance care (forwardingof patient for bathing and supply of mouthwash for oral hygiene) general technical care( hand washing and disinfection before and after entering the unit¸ preparing and administrating medication ¸verification of oxygen saturation level and abdominal circumference ¸ puncture and maintenance of peripheral venous access¸ administration of intravenous oral and inhalation medication ¸collaboration in catheterization¸ patient preparation for tests ¸Specialized technical(dressing and fixation change ¸vessel maintenance and heparinzation ¸infection prevention activities ¸blood transfusion care¸ care for parental nutrition infusion¸ care for chemotherapy infusion ¸hematopoietic stem cell separation and infusion ¸Interview ¸physical examination ¸nursing diagnoses ¸nursing notes and nursing evolution. Nursing care of patient with bone marrow transplantation, acute and chronic GVHD requires symptom recognition and knowledge of treatment modalities ¸ management and care of both physical and psycho social elements and consistent coordination of care for possibly a prolonged period of time

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Cell and Cancer ، Cancer Stem Cells ، Stem Cells and Cancer ، Cancer Treatment and Management ، Chemotherapy