The European Blood and Marrow Transplantation Textbook for Nurses: Under the Auspices of EBMT

by Michelle Kenyon (Editor), Aleksandra Babic (Editor)

Overview

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.

This textbook, endorsed by the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT), provides adult and paediatric nurses with a full and informative guide covering all aspects of transplant nursing, from basic principles to advanced concepts. It takes the reader on a journey through the history of transplant nursing, including essential and progressive elements to help nurses improve their knowledge and benefit the patient experience, as well as a comprehensive introduction to research and auditing methods. This new volume specifically intended for nurses, complements the ESH-EBMT reference title, a popular educational resource originally developed in 2003 for physicians to accompany an annual training course also serving as an educational tool in its own right.

This title is designed to develop the knowledge of nurses in transplantation. It is the first book of its kind specifically targeted at nurses inthis specialist field and acknowledges the valuable contribution that nursing makes in this area. This volume presents information that is essential for the education of nurses new to transplantation, while also offering a valuable resource for more experienced nurses who wish to update their knowledge.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319500263
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	03/14/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Michelle Kenyon works as the Consultant Nurse (BMT) at King’s College Hospital London. She has worked for more than 30 years in the field of Haemato-oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation. Her interest in improving the patient experience of Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) led her to write "The Seven Steps", a patient information book (2002) and subsequently the "Next Steps" (2012). Around 50,000 copies of these titles have been distributed, and are used as the basis of informed consent for transplant recipients throughout the UK.

She studied her BSc in Cancer Nursing and MSc in Advancing Cancer Nursing Practice at King’s College London, and undertook an empirical research study exploring the use of Life-coaching in Stem Cell Transplant Survivors for her dissertation. She supports patients throughout their post-transplant recovery and has a particular interest in survivorship issues and the early and late effects of treatment with the focus of her PhD on interventions that impact on patient and family experience. She launched the HSCT long-term follow-up clinic at King’s College Hospital in 2014 and has found the patient insights of life after transplant inspiring and the overall experience highly rewarding. She is the current President of the EBMT Nurses Group.

Table of Contents

Front Matter.- JACIE and Quality Management in HSCT: Implications for Nursing.- HSCT: How Does It Work.- Donor Selection.- Transplant Preparation.- Cell Source and Apheresis.- Principles of Conditioning Therapy and Cell Infusion.- Cell therapy, nursing implications and care.- BMT Settings, Infection and Infection Control.- Transplantation Through the Generations.- Early and Acute Complications and the Principles of HSCT Nursing Care.- Supportive Care.- Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GvHD).- Graft Versus Tumour Effect.- Engraftment, Graft Failure, and Rejection.- Late Effects and Long-Term Follow-Up.- Nursing Research and Audit in the Transplant Setting.