Oncology nursing forum
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Oncology nursing forum · Nov 2011
What do nurses want to learn from death education? A survey of their needs.
To identify what nurses want to know most about death education and to obtain baseline data to improve nurses' training and education. ⋯ Educators and administrators should strive to provide high-quality training for nurses and consider the roles of culture, religion, and sociodemographic characteristics when designing death education programs.
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Oncology nursing forum · Nov 2011
Engaging in medical vigilance: understanding the personal meaning of breast surveillance.
To explore how women with a hereditary risk of breast cancer experience living with and managing that risk through surveillance. ⋯ Nurses should be aware of the high level of knowledge among women living with hereditary risk and respect their knowledge by providing accurate and informed care. That can occur only through proper education of nurses and all healthcare professionals working with women at risk for hereditary breast cancer so that they understand current standards of care and how hereditary breast cancer risk is defined and managed.
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Oncology nursing forum · Sep 2011
Nausea, pain, fatigue, and multiple symptoms in hospitalized children with cancer.
To describe the prevalence, frequency, severity, and distress of multiple symptoms in hospitalized children with cancer and to examine the overall symptom scores and global distress in patients reporting nausea, pain, and fatigue. ⋯ Additional examination of symptom management is needed. Nausea and its related symptoms have received little attention and more effective interventions are warranted. Multidimensional scales and the use of handheld electronic devices to track symptoms may be used to provide a more comprehensive assessment and treatment of symptoms.
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Oncology nursing forum · Jul 2011
Pain severity, satisfaction with pain management, and patient-related barriers to pain management in patients with cancer in Israel.
To examine pain severity, satisfaction with pain management, and patient-related barriers to pain management among patients with cancer in oncology units at a teaching hospital in Israel. ⋯ Nurses should assess for patients' expectations and barriers that could impede pain relief and provide appropriate interventions.