Caring for patients receiving chemotherapy
Indicative reading list to be used in conjunction with Blackboard information from University of
Worcester. You may find other useful books at the same classmarks as those stated.
All journal articles and e-books are available electronically with an NHS Open Athens account.
[NB: Writing in red denotes the location and shelfmark of the print book]
Legal and professional issues
Burnard, P. (2004).Professional and ethical issues in nursing. 3rd ed. Edinburgh , Bailliere Tindall,
2004. GRH WY25
Cranmer, P. (2013). Ethics for nurses: theory and practice. Maidenhead, Open University Press.
GRH WY24
Dimond, B.(2011). Legal aspects of nursing. 6th ed Harlow, Pearson. CGH and GRH. WY33
Cancer and the cell cycle
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (2015).Cell cycle and cancer [Online]. Available from:
https://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/eukaryotic-cell-cycle-and-cancer [Accessed 26 February 2015]
Health and safety
Coyle, B. (2004). Handling hazardous drugs: how safe are you? AJN: American Journal of Nursing.
104 (2), 104-105
Health and Safety Executive.(2015). Safe handling of cytotoxic drugs in the workplace.[Online].
Available from: http://www.hse.gov.uk/healthservices/safe-use-cytotoxic-drugs.htm [Accessed 26
February 2015]
Central venous catheters and infusion devices
NICE (2012). Infection: Prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in primary and
community care http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg139 follow link to document
Royal College of Nursing (2010). Standards for infusion therapy
http://www.bbraun.it/documents/RCN-Guidlines-for-IV-therapy.pdf follow link to document
Patient information and communication
Edwards, M (2010). Communication skills for nurses : a practical guide on how to achieve successful
consultations. London, Quay Books. CGH. WY150
McCabe, C. (2013) Communication skills for nursing practice. 2nd ed. Basingstoke, Palgrave
Macmillan. CGH. WY150
Silverman, J et al (2013) Skills for communicating with patients. 3rd ed. Oxford, Radcliffe Press.
GRH WA270
Webb. (2011). Nursing: communication skills in practice. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
CGH and GRH. WY150
Chemotherapy administration
Gonzalez, T. (2013).Chemotherapy extravasations: prevention, identification, management, and
documentation. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing,17(1), 61-66
Chemotherapy side effects
Hawkins, J (2009) Supportive care: managing febrile neutropenia. Paediatric Nursing, Vol 21 (4), 3337
Rodgers, C et al. (2012). Children's coping strategies for chemotherapy-induced nausea and
vomiting. Oncology Nursing Forum, 39 (2), 202-209
Tofthagen, C et al (2013). Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.Clinical Journal of Oncology
Nursing, 17 (2),138-144
Viale, P et al.(2012). Efficacy and cost: avoiding undertreatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea
and vomiting. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 16 (4), E133-141
General cancer nursing and chemotherapy textbooks
Airley, R. (2009) Cancer chemotherapy – basic science to the clinic. Chichester, Wiley-Blackwell.
CGH QZ710
Almond, S (2006) Cancer chemotherapy: guidelines for the administration of chemotherapy and the
nursing care of cancer patients. 6th ed. Eli Lilly. CGH QZ710.
Allwood, MC (2002). The Cytotoxics Handbook. 4th ed. Oxford, Radcliffe Medical Press.
CGH QV269
Branowicki, PA et al. (2015) Nursing care of patients with childhood cancer. In: Orkin, S et al (eds).
Nathan and Oski’s hematology and oncology of infancy and childhood. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Elsevier
Saunders. (available electronically via Clinical Key)
Brighton, D. Wood, M. (2005) The Royal Marsden Hospital Handbook of Cancer Chemotherapy.
Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone. CGH. QZ710
Cassidy, J et al (2010). Oxford Handbook of Oncology. 3rd ed. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
CGH and GRH QZ210 and available electronically
Corner, J. (2008) Cancer nursing in context. 2nd ed. Oxford, Blackwell. CGH. QZ710
Gabriel, J (2001). Oncology nursing in practice. London, Whurr. CGH QZ800
Gibson, F (2008). Cancer care for adolescents and young adults. Oxford, Blackwell Publishing.
CGH. WS465A
Näppä, U et al. (2014) Challenging situations when administering palliative chemotherapy – a nursing
perspective. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 18 (6), 591-597
Perry, M. (2012). The chemotherapy sourcebook. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Wolters-Kluwer. CGH QZ710
Priestman, TJ. (2012) Cancer chemotherapy in clinical practice. 2nd ed. London, Springer.
CGH QZ710
Skeel, R. (2011) Handbook of cancer chemotherapy 8th ed. Philadelphia, Lippincott, Williams and
Wilkins. CGH. QZ710
Summerhayes, M. (2003) Practical chemotherapy: a multidisciplinary guide. Oxford, Radcliffe.
CGH. QZ710
Tadman, M. (2007). Oxford handbook of cancer nursing. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
Available electronically
Tobias, J. (2010) Cancer and its management 6th ed. Chichester, Wiley-Blackwell.
CGH and GRH. QZ210
Yarbro, C. (2011). Cancer nursing. 7th ed. Sudbury: Jones and Bartlett. QZ800. CGH.
General nursing and study skills books
Cottrell, S. (2013) The Study skills handbook. 4th ed. Basingstoke, Palgrave MacMillan.
CGH and GRH. L125
Dougherty, L. (2011). The Royal Marsden manual of clinical nursing procedures. 8th ed. Oxford,
Wiley-Blackwell. CGH and GRH. WY100
Hull, C. (2005). Profiles and portfolios. A guide for nurses and midwives. 2nd ed. Macmillan Press,
London. CGH and GRH. WY49
Maslin-Prothero, S. (2010). Bailliere’s study skills for nurses. 4th ed. London, Elsevier. GRH L125
Thompson, S. (2008) The critically reflective practitioner. Basingstoke, Palgrave MacMillan.
CGH and GRH. L57
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