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  • Animal-Facilitated Therapy Program: Outcomes From Caring Canines, a Program for Patients and Staff on an Inpatient Surgical Oncology Unit

    Quality of Life
    Nurse Self-Care
    Program Development and Evaluation
    CJON 2018, 22(2), 193-198 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.193-198

    Background: Animal-facilitated therapy (AFT) is a complementary medicine intervention. To the authors’ knowledge, no study has investigated the benefits of an AFT program in an adult surgical oncology setting.

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  • Prevention of Stomatitis: Using Dexamethasone-Based Mouthwash to Inhibit Everolimus-Related Stomatitis

    Breast Cancer
    Side Effects
    Prevention
    Quality of Life
    CJON 2018, 22(2), 211-217 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.211-217

    Background: A common class-specific toxicity of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors is stomatitis.

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  • Creative Play: A Nursing Intervention for Children and Adults With Cancer

    Pediatrics
    Adults
    Psychosocial Factors
    Quality of Life
    CJON 2018, 22(2), 137-140 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.137-140

    Pediatric patients undergoing treatment for oncology diagnoses are likely to experience stress, anxiety, and social isolation. One role of a pediatric oncology nurse is to incorporate play into daily hospital routines.

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CJON 2018, 1-10 DOI:

Nurse Navigator Core Competencies: An Update to Reflect the Evolution of the Role

Background: The Oncology Nursing Society published Oncology Nurse Navigator (ONN) Core Competencies in 2013. However, a 2016 role delineation study (...
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Journal Club/Open Access

CJON 2018, 22(2), 169-174 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.169-174

Nurses’ Caring Behaviors: The Perception of Patients With Cancer at the Time of Discharge After Surgery

Background: Duffy’s Quality-Caring Model guides nursing practice at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa, FL. No...
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Resources

Cancer Continuum
CJON 2018, 22(2), E37-E43 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.E37-E43
Medullary Thyroid Cancer: Overview and Case Study of a Rare Cancer
Background: Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a rare cancer that has historically been managed by endocrinologists. In 2011, the first of several...
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Communication
CJON 2018, 22(2), 129 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.129
Annual Rite of Spring
Some consider spring the preparation for summer, a dress rehearsal for the primary season of high expectations to recharge. But spring for oncology...
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Immunotherapy
CJON 2018, 22(2), 184-192 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.184-192
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Clinical Implications for Patients With Lung Cancer
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the most common smoking-related illness. COPD often is underemphasized as a comorbidity...
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Pediatrics
CJON 2018, 22(2), 137-140 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.137-140
Creative Play: A Nursing Intervention for Children and Adults With Cancer
Pediatric patients undergoing treatment for oncology diagnoses are likely to experience stress, anxiety, and social isolation. One role of a...
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Venous Access Devices
CJON 2018, 22(2), 199-202 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.199-202
Heparin Versus Normal Saline: Flushing Effectiveness in Managing Central Venous Catheters in Patients Undergoing Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Background: Patients undergoing blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) use a central venous catheter (CVC); heparin is often employed to maintain...
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Advocacy
CJON 2018, 22(2), 228-231 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.228-231
Disease Comanagement: A Case Study of HIV/AIDS and Cancer Care in Sub-Saharan Africa
Cancer care is increasingly complicated worldwide by its management with concurrent acute and chronic illness states. In low- and middle-income...
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