If a patient has just been told that they have been diagnosed with breast cancer, a plan must be put together for the patient so that she knows what to do. It is important that the breast cancer patient follows these steps in order to recover and be treated. This could include taking medications, eating a certain diet, types of exercises to do and other activities.
Some of the information that should be included in the nurse’s plan to the cancer patient include information about Tamoxifen. This medication should be taken orally and the breast cancer patient is expected to take this drug for the next five years. However, there are some side effects which the patient should be aware of and these could include vision problems and hot flashes.
Tamoxifen (nolvadex).-rationale: tamoxifen is an estrogen blocker used to treat premenopausal and postmenopausal breast cancer and to prevent breast cancer in certain women who are at high risk. acetaminophen is a nonopioid analgesic antipyretic. dopamine is a vasoconstrictor used to treat hypotension. progesterone is a hormone used to treat amenorrhea or dysfunctional uterine bleeding.client needs category: physiological integrityclient needs subcategory: pharmacological and parenteral therapiescognitive level: applicationreference: karch, a.m. focus on nursing pharmacology, 4th ed. philadelphia: lippincott williams wilkins, 2008, p. 227.
