Nursing Childcare during Chemotherapeutic Treatment

Current status: Children oncology is a field which has become an important part of medicine and thanks to its development it is possible to heal up to 80% of children oncological patients. In the children oncology, we can meet many kinds of cancer such as Hematopoietic Tissue tumors, Lymphomas and Central nervous system tumors. Children are usually cured using chemotherapy which has not only therapeutically effects, but also unwanted symptoms which decrease the quality of patient lives and can be even dangerous for children. Main aim of my bachelor thesis is to describe the core principles of the nursing childcare during chemotherapy and to set the basic rules concerning the right vein entry care as well as the principles of the right application of medicinal products through venous inlets. Another task is to describe the principles of manipulation with cytostatic and to demonstrate the key role of the nurse during the application of chemotherapy. Methodology: To process this bachelor thesis and to achieve the set aims a qualitative research examination was done while using the technique of secondary analysis of relevant resources. This research included looking for the information concerning the problem in the professional and scientific publications as well as gaining the experience during the internship in the Department of Pediatric Oncology in the Faculty Hospital Brno Results: This thesis describes key principles of the nursing childcare during chemotherapy focused mainly on the possible problems related side effects of cytostatic. The main task of the nurse is to watch a possible occurrence of these effects and to provide a careful nursing care. The nurse must always adapt the care to the current health condition and needs of the patient. Each child is individual and reacts differently to the cure. It is necessary during the chemotherapy to prevent from a possible infection by a very careful barrier nursing care. The task of the nurse is also to provide children and parents with a psychological support, to educate about the treatment regime in her competence, to ensure the safe cytostatic use while watching their effect and possible complications as well as to take a complex care of venous inlets. The thesis also finds out the right rules of the safe manipulations with cytostatic. The main rule during each manipulation is to protect your own health by using the protective equipment such as special Nitrile gloves, oral veils etc. and to work according to the rules of the safe manipulation with cytostatic which are available in each oncological department. Conclusions: This research work is treated as a theoretical overview work and its main benefit is presenting the theoretical knowledge about the oncology nursing childcare while describing a very important part of the nurse taking care of children oncological patients. The nurse must have a lot of both theoretical and practical knowledge which she uses during the nursing care. The results of this research should provide both professional and lay public enough information about the children oncology