Cancer Treatment Strategies This pocket card provides a general overview to help you understand the various therapeutic options available to treat cancer.

IV Catheter Sizes and Flow Rates IV catheter selection is determined by the patient’s clinical status and the type/amount of intravenous therapy needed for immediate treatment.Peripheral IV catheters come in different diameters, measured in gauge (G). The smaller the gauge...

Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects Chemotherapy or “chemo” medications may cure cancer, decrease relapse rates, and shrink tumors that cause pain and other symptoms (National Cancer Institute [NCI], 2022). It achieves this by halting or slowing the division of fast...

Restraints: Guidelines for Safe Practice in Hospitals In healthcare settings, restraints are a critical tool for ensuring patient and staff safety during episodes of agitation and unsafe behavior. However, their use must adhere to strict guidelines to protect patient rights and ensure ethical, safe...

Understanding Different Types of Pain Pain is an uncomfortable signal that something hurts. Pain intensity may vary between mild to unbearable and can significantly impact an individual’s psychosocial, emotional, and physical functioning (National Institute of Health, 2023...