Oncology nursing forum
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Oncology nursing forum · Jun 2001
The influence of an organizational pain management policy on nurses' pain management practices.
To examine the influence of a formal organizational pain management policy on nurses' pain management practices. ⋯ Better understanding of the influence of organizational policy could lead to much needed improvements in pain management.
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Oncology nursing forum · Apr 2001
Symptom clusters and their effect on the functional status of patients with cancer.
To determine the effect of the symptom cluster of pain, fatigue, and sleep insufficiency on functional status during three cycles of chemotherapy. ⋯ Healthcare professionals need to be aware of the presence of symptom clusters and their possible synergistic adverse effect on patients' future morbidity.
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Oncology nursing forum · Jan 2001
Multicenter StudyThe relationships between family primary caregiver characteristics and satisfaction with hospice care, quality of life, and burden.
To examine relationships between family primary caregiver characteristics and satisfaction with hospice care, quality of life (QOL), and burden. ⋯ These findings create a profile of "typical" and "at-risk" primary caregivers and support the role of hospice to care for family caregivers.
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Oncology nursing forum · Jan 2001
Oncology nurses' experiences with requests for assisted dying from terminally ill patients with cancer.
To explore oncology nurses' experiences with receiving requests for assisted dying from terminally ill patients with cancer. ⋯ Nurses should be prepared to respond to such requests in a compassionate and helpful way that is respectful of both the patient's and the nurse's personal values. Diversity of individual values and priorities may trigger some patients to seek assistance in controlling the timing and circumstances of death. Thus, continued study of nurse, patient, and family member experiences with this ethical dilemma is warranted.