NURSING CARE IN THE TREATMENT OF MUCOSITIS IN CANCER PATIENTS UNDERGOING CHEMOTHERAPY
Keywords:
Nursing Care, Stomatitis, Pharmacological TreatmentAbstract
The object of this study is: the identification of possible nursing care in coping with mucositis in patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment. As a guiding question: what are the possible impacts on the life of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy? And the objective of the research: to help minimize the occurrence of mucositis through nursing professionals. The study is of the type of integrative review researched in electronic databases (virtual libraries). This theme was chosen because there is a scarcity of it, and care for these individuals is essential to reduce the reactions caused by the antineoplastic drugs administered. It can be concluded that the nursing professional is a fundamental part in the orientation of these cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, as he is the one who will be in contact with these individuals for the longest time together with the multidisciplinary health team.
