Oncology nursing forum
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Oncology nursing forum · Mar 2013
Historical ArticleWe've come a long way: a review of cancer pain management.
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Oncology nursing forum · Mar 2013
Review Meta AnalysisGinger as an antiemetic modality for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
To evaluate the effect of ginger as an antiemetic modality for the control of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). ⋯ Although ginger is known as a traditional antiemetic, current evidence does not support the effect of ginger in CINV control. The findings of this study inform healthcare providers that its effectiveness remains to be established from methodologically rigorous future trials.
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Oncology nursing forum · Mar 2013
Clinical TrialEvaluation of a compassion fatigue resiliency program for oncology nurses.
To evaluate a resiliency program designed to educate oncology nurses about compassion fatigue. ⋯ Self-regulation offers an approach to reduce stress during a perceived threat. Working by intention reduces reactivity in the workplace and makes communication more intentional and, therefore, effective.
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Oncology nursing forum · Mar 2013
The relationships among coping strategies, religious coping, and spirituality in African American women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy.
To (a) examine coping capacity, psychological distress, spiritual well-being, positive and negative religious coping, and coping strategies among African American (AA) women with breast cancer, and (b) explore relationships among these variables to enhance an already tested comprehensive coping strategy program (CCSP) intervention for AA women with breast cancer (CCSP-AA). ⋯ AA women with breast cancer use more positive religious coping and experience less distress and greater spiritual well-being, but catastrophizing has a negative effect on spiritual well-being. Nurses need to reinforce positive coping patterns for AA women with cancer.