Jessica Florence Singleton
When immunotherapy symptoms appear, the nurse often sees the first warning sign. A new cough may be more than a respiratory complaint. Diarrhea may require more than routine symptom control. Fever after CAR-T therapy can signal cytokine release syndrome, infection, or both. Subtle changes in handwriting, speech, attention, blood pressure, oxygen requirement, or daily function can become clinically important very quickly. The Nurse’s Immunotherapy Handbook is written to help nurses turn those early findings into clear, useful clinical action. A Practical Bedside Guide to Modern Immunotherapy Care This handbook explains checkpoint inhibitors, CAR-T therapy, bispecific T-cell engagers, immune-related adverse events, cytokine release syndrome, and ICANS in language designed for nursing practice. Rather than asking the reader to memorise long lists of toxicities, it teaches a repeatable bedside approach: recognise what has changed, communicate the finding clearly, take the appropriate nursing action, document the clinical picture, and involve the right team when further assessment is needed. Readers learn how immune-related adverse events may affect the skin, gastrointestinal tract, liver, endocrine system, lungs, heart, nervous system, kidneys, muscles, eyes, and blood. Separate chapters address CAR-T preparation, CRS assessment, ICANS neurological monitoring, delayed cellular-therapy complications, bispecific antibody care, patient education, telephone triage, documentation, and clinical handoff. What Makes This Handbook Different The book is organised around the decisions nurses make during real clinical care. Realistic teaching cases, focused assessment questions, escalation language, documentation examples, bedside action summaries, and chapter review questions connect immunotherapy science with day-to-day nursing work. The emphasis is not on diagnosing or independently prescribing treatment. It is on collecting better information, identifying warning signs, reporting changes accurately, supporting prescribed care, and helping patients understand when symptoms require attention. Designed for the Nurses Caring for These Patients This book is for readers who work in oncology nursing, infusion services, haematology, blood and marrow transplantation, cellular therapy, acute oncology, or inpatient cancer care. It is also suitable for nursing students entering oncology practice, nurses moving into an immunotherapy role, and educators who need a structured resource for staff teaching and clinical orientation. Build a Clearer Approach to Immunotherapy Nursing Immunotherapy continues to change cancer treatment, but safe nursing care still begins with careful observation, precise communication, and timely escalation. If you want a practical bedside guide to checkpoint inhibitor toxicity, CAR-T nursing, CRS, ICANS, and immune-related adverse events, The Nurse’s Immunotherapy Handbook provides a structured place to begin and a useful reference to return to in practice.
