Management of Adult Glioma in Nursing Practice

"This contributed book focuses on the nursing care and considerations for the most common type of malignant brain tumours - gliomas, out of the 150 different types of brain tumours . The reader will gain specialist knowledge in understanding the disease trajectory of malignant gliomas and gain a deeper understanding of the presenting symptoms and varying treatment options of this highly malignant tumour. High grade malignant gliomas impact significantly on prognosis, with an average life expectancy of 18-24 months from diagnosis, given maximum treatment options including surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. This book takes you through all current treatment options with their associated risks and intended benefits. Brain tumours affect not just the patient, but their family and carers too and this important aspect of holistic nursing care is not to be overlooked. This book encompasses first hand experiences of both a brain tumour patient living with a glioma and aspects from a carer. The structure of this book follows a typical patient pathway from presenting signs / symptoms through to MDT (multidisciplinary team) discussions to surgical techniques and radiological investigations, right through to chemotherapy, radiotherapy and palliative care including end of life care. It provides a distinct overview of the holistic needs spectrum encompassing the entire patient journey and equips the reader with learning objectives set at every chapter. Although this book is primarily aimed at Nurses working at ward level within neuro-oncology, this book is also intended to benefit professionals new to the field of specialist nursing - in particular those working with adult brain tumours and neuro-oncology. ." -- Prové de l'editor Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Neuroanatomy and Physiology (Christina Amidei, Sarah Trese)....Pages 1-20 Neuroimaging (Elliott Rees, Tilak Das)....Pages 21-35 Neurological Assessment of Patients with Gliomas (Timothy Ham, Timothy Rittman)....Pages 37-48 Multidisciplinary Team Working (Ingela Oberg)....Pages 49-60 Medical Management of Adult Glioma (Robin Grant)....Pages 61-80 Glioma Surgery (Joanna Ashby, Colin Watts)....Pages 81-94 The Classification of Adult Gliomas (Kieren S. J. Allinson)....Pages 95-107 Pre- and Post-operative Complications (Ingela Oberg)....Pages 109-126 Neurorehabilitation (Michelangelo Bartolo, Chiara Zucchella)....Pages 127-146 A Voyage Around My Brain and Myself (Isabella Robbins)....Pages 147-160 Holistic Needs Assessment and Care Planning (Karin Piil, Lena Rosenlund)....Pages 161-176 Communication Skills: The Patient as Co-pilot (Helen Bulbeck)....Pages 177-193 The Mental Capacity Act/Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Their Relationship to Adult Safeguarding (Heather Ayles)....Pages 195-212 Radiotherapy (Kate E. Burton)....Pages 213-227 Chemotherapy for Gliomas (Hanneke Zwinkels)....Pages 229-243 Allied Health Professional Rehabilitation in the UK (Sara Robson, Louisa Gilpin)....Pages 245-259 Teenagers and Young Adults/Transition Services: Implications for Nurses (Jane Robson)....Pages 261-275 Carers Perspective: “The Wind, It Howls” (Zara Lorenz)....Pages 277-297 End of Life Care for the Glioma Patient (Roeline Pasman, Hanneke Zwinkels, Lara Fritz)....Pages 299-311 Back Matter ....Pages 313-314