Oncology nursing forum
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Oncology nursing forum · Mar 2005
Oncology nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and experiences regarding advance directives.
To determine oncology nurses' knowledge of, attitudes toward, and experiences with advance directives (ADs). ⋯ More education related to ADs is needed and could be administered through in-service classes or continuing education. Nurses' responses indicated that they need more time to assist patients with completing ADs. This is difficult in the current practice environment but must be recognized as critically important.
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Oncology nursing forum · Jan 2005
Representations of fatigue in women receiving chemotherapy for gynecologic cancers.
To describe women's representations of fatigue and fatigue-related coping efforts by women receiving chemotherapy. ⋯ Nurses must make extra efforts to ask patients about fatigue and to provide self-care suggestions for coping with fatigue. Research efforts must continue to evaluate the efficacy of nursing interventions aimed at decreasing cancer-related fatigue.
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Oncology nursing forum · Nov 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical TrialThe PRO-SELF pain control program improves patients' knowledge of cancer pain management.
To evaluate the effectiveness of a psychoeducational program (i.e., PRO-SELF Pain Control Program) compared to standard care in increasing patients' knowledge regarding cancer pain management. ⋯ The use of a structured paper-and-pencil questionnaire, such as the PES, as part of a psychoeducational intervention provides an effective foundation for patient education in cancer pain management. Oncology nurses can use patients' responses to this type of questionnaire to individualize the teaching and to spend more time on the identified knowledge deficits. This individualized approach to education about pain management may save staff time and improve patient outcomes.
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To establish reliability and validity of two self-report questionnaires, the Lung Cancer Cough Questionnaire and the Lung Cancer Wheezing Questionnaire. ⋯ Assessment of coughing and wheezing is an important component of monitoring respiratory symptoms of lung cancer. Both of these symptoms can be amenable to interventions. Further research is needed to confirm psychometrics and sensitivity of these tools.