Seminars in oncology nursing
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To highlight the importance, challenges, and evolution of advance care planning for patients with cancer. ⋯ Nurses can facilitate advance care planning and primary palliative care, to support patients and families to make informed and value-concordant decisions regarding cancer and end-of-life treatments.
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To review the religious and spiritual needs of advanced cancer patients and how oncology nurses can assess and address unmet needs. ⋯ Using history-taking and spiritual assessment tools, nurses can assess patients for unmet religious and spiritual needs and can use interventions to deepen meaning-making within the nurse-patient relationship.
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To describe the evolution of oncology and palliative nursing in meeting the changing landscape of cancer care. ⋯ Specialty trained oncology and palliative care nurses are essential in disease and symptom management, psychosocial and spiritual support, and advance care planning.