Oncology nursing forum
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Mentoring is often thought of as a more experienced person sharing information, advice, knowledge, or training with a novice. A mentor might be engaged to assist a person to achieve a goal, complete a project, or facilitate a transition to a different role or an expanded level of responsibility. ⋯ A mentor can be a volunteer or someone specifically hired or assigned and matched according to the competency required. A mentor may also be identified by the person seeking to be mentored.
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Oncology nursing forum · Jul 2016
Coping With Moral Distress in Oncology Practice: Nurse and Physician Strategies.
To explore variations in coping with moral distress among physicians and nurses in a university hospital oncology setting. . ⋯ Team leaders should recognize their own and their team members' preferred method of coping and tailored support should be offered to ease emotional distress.
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Oncology nursing forum · May 2016
Nursing Care at the Time of Death: A Bathing and Honoring Practice.
To explore family members' experience of a bathing and honoring practice after a loved one's death in the acute care setting. . ⋯ This study is a first step toward establishing specific nursing interventions as evidence-based practice that can be incorporated in routine nursing care for patients and families at the end of life.
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Oncology nursing forum · Jan 2016
Comparative StudyOncology Nursing Certification: Relation to Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes About Pain, Patient-Reported Pain Care Quality, and Pain Outcomes.
To (a) compare pain knowledge and attitudes between nurses with oncology certified nurse (OCN®) status, non-OCN®-certified nurses, and nurses ineligible for certification and (b) examine the relationships among OCN® status, nurses' knowledge and attitudes about pain, patient-reported quality of nursing pain care, and pain outcomes. . ⋯ Knowledge is necessary but insufficient to improve patient outcomes; providing optimal pain care requires action. Sustained efforts to improve cancer pain management are indicated.
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Oncology nursing forum · Nov 2015
Physical Activity and Self-Rated Health Status Among Older Adult Cancer Survivors: Does Intensity of Activity Play a Role?
To examine the association between routine physical activity and self-rated health status in older adults with cancer.. ⋯ Health programs and policies need to address physical activity to improve the overall well-being of older adult cancer survivors.