title: Oncologic pharmacology: selected topics for critical care nurses.
abstract: Administration of multiple and complex medications is common in the intensive care setting, but the response of a patient with cancer to medications and the specific types of medications is a unique specialty practice. In this article, the author provides the experienced critical care nurse with a condensed overview of the most important nursing issues in pharmacologic therapy for patients with cancer. There is a discussion of physiologic variables that influence how patients with cancer respond to pharmaceutical agents. This is followed with detailed information about cancer chemotherapy, biotherapy, and antiemetic practices.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Walter-Coleman
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing*; D016272:Occupational Health; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents