Prostate Cancer: Current Approaches in Nursing Care and Patient Management

Objectives: Review the risk factors and prevalence of prostate cancer. Describe the steps in the prostate cancer diagnostic process. Summarize treatment options for prostate cancer, including benefits, risks, and side effects. Outline the nurse’s role in management and care during treatment. Discuss the nurse’s role in helping manage the long-term sequelae experienced by the prostate cancer patient post-treatment.

Description: Risk factors and prevalence of prostate cancer, steps in the diagnostic process, and treatment options including benefits, risks, and side effects. Also outlines the nurse's role in management and care during treatment and post-treatment.