The nursing process is a tool that puts knowledge into practice. By utilizing this systematic problem-solving method, nurses can determine the health care needs of an individual and provide personalized care.

Write a paper (1,750-2,000 words) on cancer and approach to care based on the utilization of the nursing process. Include the following in your paper:

1. Describe the diagnosis and staging of cancer.
2. Describe at least three complications of cancer, the side effects of treatment, and methods to lessen physical and psychological effects.
3. Discuss what factors contribute to the yearly incidence and mortality rates of various cancers in Americans.
4. Explain how the American Cancer Society (ACS) might provide education and support. What ACS services would you recommend and why?
5. Explain how the nursing process is utilized to provide safe and effective care for cancer patients across the life span. Your explanation should include each of the five phases and demonstrate the delivery of holistic and patient-focused care.
6. Discuss how undergraduate education in liberal arts and science studies contributes to the foundation of nursing knowledge and prepares nurses to work with patients utilizing the nursing process. Consider mathematics, social and physical sciences, and science studies as an interdisciplinary research area.

You are required to cite to a minimum of four sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

RN-BSN

2.1: Incorporate liberal arts and science studies into nursing knowledge.

3.1 Utilize the nursing process to provide safe and effective care for patients across the life span.

Explore the multimedia on Infectious Disease page of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) website.

URL:

https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources?f%5B0%5D=topics%3A41&keyword=Infectious%20Disease%20&topics=All&resource_type=All&level=All&sort_bef_combine=search_api_relevance%20DESC

Explore the American Cancer Society (ACS) website.

URL:

https://www.cancer.org/

Explore the Basic Genetics page of the Genetic Science Learning Center/University of Utah website.

URL:

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/

Explore the Inflammation and Repair page of the Pathology Guy website.

URL:

http://www.pathguy.com/lectures/inflamma.htm

View “Cloning an Army of T Cells for Immune Defense,” from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) website.

URL:

https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/cloning-army-t-cells-immune-defense

View “Antibiotics – Seven Wonders of the Microbe World,” by OpenLearn from the Open University (2011), located on the YouTube website.

URL:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iE-JbtxB6w

View “Cells of the Immune System,” located on the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) website.

URL:

https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/cells-immune-system

Answer preview

Cancer is a terminology that is used to describe a specific class of diseases which are characterized by the continuous growth and division of cells. Cancerous cells replicate themselves excessively and overrun other cells in the body. This abnormality in cells distorts the orderly process of destruction and regeneration of new cells in the body hence resulting in complications. The abnormal cells accumulate and morph into growths, which are known as tumors. Genetic changes in the make-…

 

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