Oncology nursing forum
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To review opioid tolerance in chronic cancer pain, define the phenomenon and its scope, review physiologic mechanisms, and discuss clinical strategies to identify and manage this complex issue. ⋯ Nursing knowledge of tolerance is important to provide the basis for accurate patient assessment, education, and pain management.
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Oncology nursing forum · Nov 2001
Advanced practice issues: results of the ONS Advanced Practice Nursing survey.
To ascertain the critical issues in current advanced practice nurse (APN) roles in oncology. ⋯ Survey results and specific recommendations have been forwarded to the ONS Steering Council and Board of Directors for implementation decisions.
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Oncology nursing forum · Nov 2001
Struggling with paradoxes: the process of spiritual development in women with cancer.
To examine the process of spiritual development in women diagnosed with cancer within five years of initial treatment. ⋯ Spiritual concerns may be painful for patients to address; spiritual caregiving requires an acknowledgment of need by the woman with cancer and a caring, sensitive caregiver. Nurses should be aware of the phases of spiritual development so that interventions can be designed to address individual needs that may vary over time.
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Oncology nursing forum · Oct 2001
Caregiver burden and symptom distress in people with cancer receiving hospice care.
To examine the relationship between caregiver burden and symptom distress in patients with terminal cancer who are enrolled in hospice. ⋯ This information can assist hospice nurses in assessing and formulating targeted care for symptom distress and caregiver burden in their patients,