Program Description
This 9-hour course covers the range of oncology emergencies that cancer patients experience. Divided into the Structural and Metabolic Emergencies; the students will look at the risk factors, signs and symptoms, interventions, & prognosis for each of the following conditions: Increased Intracranial Pressure, Spinal Core Compression, Superior Vena Cava Syndrome, Cardiac Tamponade, DIC, Sepsis (including MODS), Anaphylaxis, Hypercalcemia (with an overview of other life threatening electrolyte imbalances & their electrophysiological consequences), Tumor Lysis Syndrome, & SIADH (with Diabetes Insipidus comparison). Cardiotoxicity will also be addressed. The program format includes lecture, discussion, exemplars, case study
presentations,and concludes with attendees breaking out into groups related to their work
background and writing their own case studies. .

Program Objectives
By the completion of this program the critical care nurse and the nurse caring for cancer patients in a variety of settings will be able to:

• Differentiate between each oncologic emergency by it's presentation
• Discuss the causes, prognosis, & interventions for each of the oncologic emergencies covered including some new theories in the literature
• Identify patients at risk for oncologic emergencies
• Demonstrate the ability to use critical thinking to recognize & intervene in each oncologic emergency discussed

Course Faculty Cyndi Cramer, BA, RN, OCN, PCRN
Oncology, Palliative Care, Critical Care, & Pediatric/Neonatal Educator
RealNurseEd.com
Cyndi has over 30 years of experience at the bedside in all areas of hospital nursing
including:
ICU, CSU, CCU, Pedi ICU, Neonatal ICU, BMTU, & Oncology Critical Care.
She has worked all areas of Med/Surg including Oncology & Pediatrics and has a great
deal of experience in Home Health as both a field nurse and a supervisor.
She has also spent a great deal of that time teaching nurses on a variety of topics in a
variety of settings. She has taught traditional critical care classes, oncology & bone marrow
transplant critical care classes, basic EKG, oncology & chemotherapy classes, & many
other topics (including pain management, end of life issues, and ethical issues)
Cyndi is also a very active member of the Oncology Nursing Society both on the local &
national level and is a member of AACN

Feedback from Cyndi's former students:
"You can tell that Cyndi has really been at the bedside and isn't just one of those teachers who never touches a patient. She is very knowledgeable in both areas!"
"You have the gift for making complex topics simple"
I had fun learning all this stuff! The time passed so quickly"
"You used every possible teaching tool--WOW!"

Agenda

Structural Emergencies

• Increased Intracranial Pressure
• Spinal Cord Compression
• Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
• Cardiac Tamponade
• Case Studies

Metabolic Emergencies

• DIC
• Sepsis
• Anaphylaxis
• Case Studies

• Hypercalcemia
• Tumor Lysis Syndrome
• SIADH
• Cardiotoxicity
• Case Studies

"Let's Get Critical"
Student Teams to develop own Case Studies