Oncology nursing forum
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Oncology nursing forum · Oct 2000
Opioid tapering in hematopoietic progenitor cell transplant recipients.
To describe current opioid-tapering practice, patient pain levels and withdrawal symptoms, and nurse documentation during opioid tapers. ⋯ Use of an opioid-taper guideline may promote consistency of tapering while not increasing levels of pain or withdrawal symptoms.
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Oncology nursing forum · Oct 2000
Factors that influence a patient's decision to participate in a phase I cancer clinical trial.
To explore factors that influence an individual's decision to participate in phase I cancer clinical trials. ⋯ Nurses are in an ideal position to offer information to individuals who are deciding whether to participate in a phase I cancer clinical trial. However, most nurses are not seizing this opportunity. Patients are unable to describe nurses' impact on their decision to enter a phase I cancer clinical trial.
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Oncology nursing forum · Oct 2000
Correlates of fatigue during and following adjuvant breast cancer chemotherapy: a pilot study.
To examine patterns of and relationships between activity, sleep, symptom distress, health status, and fatigue during and following adjuvant breast cancer chemotherapy with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide. ⋯ Efforts to manage symptoms, remain active, and obtain quality sleep, especially in women with poorer health status, may assist in modifying fatigue.