Providing nutritional support for patients during cancer treatment.
Children and young people with cancer often experience a diminished oral intake and exhibit subsequent weight loss and poor nutrition as a result of the side effects of treatments. This article studies the case of a five-year-old boy who developed nutritional problems to demonstrate the need for clear and systematic guidelines and protocols for nurses and health professionals to make uniform decisions in the management of such situations.
Shipway
Lisa
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Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust, London.
D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration