Seminars in oncology nursing
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To present a clinical update regarding common distressing lung cancer symptoms and provide an update on management interventions. ⋯ Early assessment and management of symptoms improves quality of life. Nurses play a key role in implementing and monitoring these interventions.
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To review the current guidelines/recommendations and the state of evidence regarding prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening. ⋯ Multiple guidelines and recommendations exist regarding PSA screening, and not all are in agreement. Nurses must be cognizant of the available scientific evidence upon which guidelines are based and the strength of this evidence as they apply findings in their teaching. Evaluation and application of scientific evidence facilitates informed patient/family decision-making.
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To define and distinguish informed decision-making (IDM) from shared decision-making (SDM) and review the evidence for technology-based interventions designed to facilitate informed decisions about cancer screening and treatment. ⋯ Nurses have a key role to play in designing, deploying, monitoring, and evaluating multi-media DAs in oncology practice settings. DAs are an adjunct to interpersonal education, providing information to patients in both the clinical setting and in more familiar settings without the time constraints of clinical encounters. Nurses can adopt such DAs and support systems and work with patients to ensure that information has been comprehended, that values have been considered, and that patients play an active role in the decision-making process as they desire.
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Case Reports
Meeting survivors' unmet needs: an integrated framework for survivor and palliative care.
To propose an integrated framework for survivorship care and palliative care, explore application of this framework in cancer patients, and identify research opportunities to expand the evidence base for practice. ⋯ Principles of the proposed model may be incorporated into survivorship care plans and assist with multidisciplinary care of these complex patients.