Oncology nursing forum
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Oncology nursing forum · Oct 1999
Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialImproving pain outcomes of hospice patients with cancer.
To evaluate the success of a multifaceted, hospicewide, nurse-focused pain-management intervention for improving patient pain outcomes. ⋯ Through careful study and multifaceted nurse-focused interventions, pain outcomes of hospice patients with cancer can be improved.
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To develop antiemetic guidelines to improve efficacy, optimize nursing and pharmacy time, increase compliance, and enhance cost savings. ⋯ Oncology nurses must be able to implement state-of-the-art knowledge of chemotherapy, antiemetics, and nonpharmacologic interventions to effectively manage the care of patients receiving chemotherapy. This must be performed to achieve cost effectiveness as well as useful clinical outcomes.
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Oncology nursing forum · Oct 1999
The evolving meaning of cancer for long-term survivors of breast cancer.
To discover the different meanings of cancer for older women who are long-term survivors of breast cancer. ⋯ Understanding the meaning of cancer for older women who are long-term breast cancer survivors may enhance nurses' sensitivity to survivors' perspectives. Knowledge of survivors' different meanings of cancer may help to paint a new vision of cancer survivorship comprised of potentially positive, transforming experiences.