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Review
. 1996 Jul-Aug;15(4):25-33; quiz 34-5.
doi: 10.1097/00006416-199607000-00006.

Nursing care of the patient with metastatic bone disease

P A Piasecki
Review

Nursing care of the patient with metastatic bone disease

P A Piasecki. Orthop Nurs. 1996 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

The incidence of metastatic bone disease is great. Half of the million cancers diagnosed yearly spread to bone. The nursing management of the patient involves assessment and psychologic support during the diagnosis. Patient education for prophylactic or stabilization surgery, radiation, hypercalcemia, and other treatments is given. Ongoing assessment of pain relief as well as the patient's mobility makes nursing care complex.

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