The 5 Nursing Process Steps

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NURSING PROCESS: APPROACH TO CARE
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Abstract
This paper stated the stages, diagnosis procedure, complication and side effects of cancer
with details. Overview of cancer and stages of cancer are discussed. A wide discussion on
TNM and Numbering staging system is given here. Different ways to diagnose cancer
discussed with stress here in this paper. The treatment of cancer often interferes with normal
cell proliferation of the body by killing new fast-growing cells. Chemotherapy kills the
proliferating cells with the cancer cell. Also, the treatment of cancer comes up with massive
physical and psychological changes in the body , leading to many complications and side
effects. Methods to reduce the psychological and physical effects are discussed vividly here.
Reports of the American Cancer Society on major causes of cancer and mortality by cancer
are discussed. The role of a nurse in taking care of a cancer patient is discussed including
holistic and person-centered care. The role of liberal arts, science, and social studies to build
up the premium qualities of a nurse has been discussed in this paper.
Keywords: Stages of cancer, complication, side effects, holistic care, person-centered care

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Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................3
Discussion:.................................................................................................................................3
Different Stages of Cancer:....................................................................................................3
Diagnosis:...............................................................................................................................4
Complications of Cancer:.......................................................................................................4
Side effects of cancer treatment:............................................................................................5
Methods to lessen physical and psychological effects:..........................................................6
Incidents and Mortality Rate by different cancers in Americans:..........................................7
Overview of the American Cancer Society:...........................................................................8
Nursing process in providing safe and effective care for patients:........................................9
Holistic approach and patient-focused care of cancer:...........................................................9
Contribution of liberal arts and sciences studies in the foundation of Nursing:....................9
Conclusion:..............................................................................................................................10
Citations and References..........................................................................................................10

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Introduction:
Cancer is a term given to collective diseases. It is an abnormal condition where the
body‘s normal cell starts to proliferate without revising the process of division at any cellular
checkpoint. Most of the cancer form a solid malignant tumor, whereas blood cancer does not
form any solid tumor.
Discussion:
Different Stages of Cancer:
The TNM staging system is general for all types of cancers and widely used. The T
present in the term, represents the size as well as the extent of the primary tumor. The N
represents the number of cancerous lymph nodes present nearby. The M present in the term
represents the metastasized. M stands for the spreading of the primary tumor to other distant
parts of the body (Pan., 2016).
 In the case of TX and T0, the main tumor measurement is not possible. T1, T2, T3,
and T4 define the extent of the primary tumor. The higher the T, the larger the size of
the tumor. The number of affected tissue nearby the primary tumor is higher when the
T is higher.
 In the NX and N0, no nearby lymph is affected. N1, N2, N3 represents no affected
lymph nearby. The affected lymph number is directly proportional to the number
prefixed by N.
 MX and M0 represent no metastasis in the tissue, whereas M1 refers the occurrence
of cancer all over the body.
Another widely used staging system is the numbering system.