Areas of Specialty

Medical Oncology

The General Medical Unit is an area for young adults to geriatric patients with a wide variety of acute and chronic illness including diabetes, CHF, COPD, pneumonia, GI disorders and infectious diseases. This area has cardiac monitoring (telemetry) to aid in patient assessment and diagnosis.  Patient care is provided by RN, LPN, NA and NTs through a team approach in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. This is a great unit to enhance knowledge and skills in patient assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and teaching.

The Oncology Unit typically cares for cancer patients who are receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy. In addition, the unit cares for cancer patients who are experiencing side effects of therapy such as anemia, neutropenia and sepsis or complications of the disease process such as metabolic or structural problems. Examples include: AIADH, pleural effusions, tumor lysis increased intracranial pressure, sepsis and others. Examples of patient types include stem cell transplants, acute leukemias and many other types of cancers.

Care levels range from ambulatory to total care with many IV pain meds and antibiotics, central lines and blood component transfusions. Team nursing is the care model. St. John’s Hospital has been ranked among the top 50 hospitals in the country for cancer care by U.S. News and World Report.

 

For more information

email ann.randol@st-johns.org