Practice question
How can nurses help patients report neutropenic sepsis earlier?
People receiving cancer treatments can be reluctant to report sepsis symptoms but this can be overcome by empowering them and building therapeutic relationships
People receiving cancer treatments can be reluctant to report sepsis symptoms but this can be overcome by empowering them and building therapeutic relationships
Neutropenic sepsis occurs in around 20% of people receiving chemotherapy ( Smith et al 2006 ,
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