Summer Internships – Nursing – Postgraduate – Cairo
Program Objectives
- Orientation to 57357 Cultural.
- Cancer Overview:
- Pathophysiology of Cancer
- Diagnosis and Staging
- Principles of Surgical Oncology
- Nursing implications of surgical treatment
- Principles of Radiation Oncology
- Chemotherapy:
- cellular kinetics
- Chemotherapy administration
- Chemotherapy complications
- Chemotherapy side effects
- Combined chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy protocols
- Cytotoxic spill management Nursing implications of radiation treatment
- Bone Marrow transplantation (BMT)
- Oncologic Emergencies:
- Tumor Lysis syndrome
- Abdominal emergency
- Hypocalcaemia
- Superior vena cava syndrome
- DIC
- Professional Issues in cancer Nursing
- Quality of Care Patient & Family Education
- Ethical issues in cancer nursing practice
- Leader ship
- Oncology Nurse Role & Job Description
- Holistic Patient Care Approach
- Common Cancers and its related nursing care
- Leukemia’s
- Lymphomas
- Brain tumor
- Bone tumor
- Nuroblastoma
- Willums tumor
- Palliative & hospice care
- Duty of Care
- Health and Safety
- Handling Information
- Infection control
- oxygen administration
- wound care
- Elimination: catheter care
- Proper isolation techniques
- Preventing pressure sores
- postoperative care
- Cancer Modalities
- Drugs and chemotherapy administration
- Basic life support
Program Schedule
| Day | Time / Content | |||||
| 1st Day | 9 – 10 a.m Introduction to program Hospital tour | 10 – 12 p.m Cancer Overview | 12 – 1 p.m Break | 1 – 3 p.m Leukaemia | 3 – 5 p.m Chemotherapy | |
| 2nd Day | 9 – 11 a.m Bone Tumer | 11 – 12 p.m Pre and post operative care | 12 – 1 p.m Break | 1 – 3 p.m Brain Tumour | 3 – 5 p.m Radiotherapy | |
| 3rd Day | 9 – 11 a.m Bone Marrow transplantation | 11 – 1 p.m Postoperative care for Neurosurgery cancer patient | 12 – 1 p.m Break | 2 – 4 p.m Oncology Emergencies | 4 – 5 p.m Care of chest tube | 4 – 5 p.m Care of central vascular access device |
| 4th Day | 9 – 10 a.m Mucositis | 10 – 11 p.m Medication administrations | 12 – 1 p.m Break | 1 – 3 p.m Care of peripheral vascular access device | 3 – 4 p.m Patient safety | 4 – 5 p.m Care of Nasogastric tube |
| 5th Day | 9-5p.m Basic Life Support workshop (BLS) | |||||
| 6th Day | 9 – 10.30 a.m Long term of child hood | 10.30 – 12 p.m Basic infection control | 12 – 1 p.m Break | 1 – 3 p.m Wound care and oxygen therapy | 3 – 4 p.m Urinary catheter care | 4 – 5 p.m Nutrition for Cancer patient |
| 7th Day | 9 – 11 a.m Communication skills | 11 – 12 p.m Blood product administration | 1 – 5 p.m Patient education workshop | |||
| 8th Day | 9 – 5 p.m Patient education workshop | |||||
Available Dates
20 Participants / wave
Program Duration is 4 Weeks
| From | To | |
| Wave 1 | 5/9/2021 | 30/9/2021 |
| Wave 2 | 3/10/2021 | 28/10/2021 |
| Wave 3 | 31/10/2021 | 25/11/2021 |
| Wave 4 | 28/11/2021 | 23/12/2021 |