Advanced Practice Nursing: Oncology Specialty II Across the Lifespan

3 credits · School of Nursing

This course builds on Advanced Practice Nursing Oncology Specialty I, and is designed to provide the advanced practice nursing student with specialized knowledge needed to diagnose and manage selected oncology conditions in adolescents, adults and geriatric patients with cancer in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The Scope and Standards for Oncology Nursing Practice serve as a framework for examination of problems and symptom management in patients. This course focuses on the role of the advanced practice nurse in assisting the patient to maintain an acceptable quality of life through the management of both disease and treatment related symptoms. Prerequisites: Nursing 811 Advanced Practice Nursing: Oncology Specialty I or instructor permission.