Cancer nursing
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Review Comparative Study
The impact of computed tomography screening for lung cancer on smoking behaviors: a teachable moment?
Helical computed tomography (CT) has emerged as a potential screening test for lung cancer. An important component of care surrounding the use of this technology is the impact of screening on decisions surrounding smoking cessation. ⋯ Screening for lung cancer is only one step to fight lung cancer. Incorporating smoking cessation interventions along with the use of technology is necessary to fight this deadly disease.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
The effect of a pain management program on patients with cancer pain.
Pain is 1 of the most common symptoms that a cancer patient would experience. A significant barrier to positive pain management is patients' misconceptions regarding analgesics and inadequate use of nonpharmacological strategies as pain relief. ⋯ Integration of the PMP into routine clinical work may help to improve the standard of care for cancer patients. It is recommended to provide pain management education to all cancer patients.
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Review
Common biological pathways underlying the psychoneurological symptom cluster in cancer patients.
A symptom cluster is a group of symptoms that occur together and are interrelated. The clinical implication of symptom cluster research is to use the clustering patterns of symptoms to understand the mechanisms for these symptoms and develop management strategies targeted at multiple symptoms. ⋯ This information can be used by researchers and clinicians to guide the selection of symptom management strategies that are ideally targeted to the biological mechanisms that underlie this symptom cluster.
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The focus of this article is on the meanings attributed by nurses who worked with patients receiving a cancer diagnosis within acute care settings in Ireland. ⋯ Lack of information and involvement affects the nurse's ability to be authentically present for the recipient and results in a fracture to the nurse-patient relationship. Understanding the experiences of nurses from acute care settings where the cancer diagnosis is often given will inform and enable the nurse working in oncology settings to engage patients in a more meaningful and focused way.