13 Cancer Nursing Care Plans Nursing Care Plans Nurses have a huge set of responsibilities for handling a patient with cancer. Nursing care involves assessment, support for therapies (e.g., chemotherapy, radiation, etc.), pain control, promoting nutrition, and emotional support. Here are 13 cancer nursing care plans (NCP) for cancer: Anticipatory Grieving Situational Low Self-Esteem Acute Pain Altered Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements Risk for Fluid Volume Deficit Fatigue Risk for Infec