2009, Cilt 16, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 069-075
Evaluation Criterion in Neutropenic Patient and Nursing Care
Hemş. Huri Seval GÖNDEREN1, Sevgisun KAPUCU2
1Lösemili Çocuklar Vakfı Lösemili Çocuklar Hastanesi
2Hacettepe Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Hemşirelik Bölümü
Keywords: Neutropenia, nursing care, chemotherapy and side-effect, infection

Neutropenia is the most important side-effect of chemotherapy and a status which increase mortality rate and requires emergency intervention. The nurses giving care for neutropenic patient should plan care of this patient after the evaluation of patient's status. Thus, quality of patient life increases and the cost and period of hospitalization can be decreased. This paper is included evaluation criterion for neutropenia in neutropenia patient and nursing care.