Purpose/Objectives: To describe smoking and obesity prevalence among male and female cancer survivors in the United States. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Household interviews. Sample: 9,753 survey respondents who reported ever having a malignancy, excluding nonmelanoma skin cancers...
Nursing professional development specialists (NPDSs) and unit-based educators are integral to the development and performance of healthcare professionals in a variety of clinical settings and specialties. Yet, in today’s healthcare workplace, delivering effective education can be challenging....
Background: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common and often dose-limiting side effect of chemotherapy that can result in disability and poorer quality of life. However, no standardized measurement for CIPN exists. Clinicians often base decisions for dose modification or...
Both a study guide and a clinical resource, this best-selling manual offers advanced practice nurses comprehensive preparation for advanced oncology certification tests (AOCNP® and AOCNS®) as well as a valuable reference that can be used in everyday practice.
Although new surgical techniques and treatments have improved function, cosmesis, and symptom management, individuals with head and neck cancers still have unique physiologic and psychosocial needs that must be addressed. Newly revised and updated for the first time since 2006, the second...
Background: Living with an ostomy requires daily site and equipment care, lifestyle changes, emotional management, and social role adjustments. The Chronic Care Ostomy Self-Management Training Program (CCOSMTP) offers an ostomy self-management curriculum, emphasizing problem solving, self-efficacy...
Purpose/Objectives: To assess cognitive function in individuals with colorectal cancer (CRC) and identify factors associated with cognitive effects. Design: Cross-sectional, comparative design. Setting: Midwest hospital. Sample: Men and women with (n = 50) and without (n = 50) CRC. Methods:...
The fourth edition of the Standards of Oncology Education: Patient/Significant Other & Public provides comprehensive guidelines for nurses to develop, implement, and evaluate education programs for patients with cancer, their significant others, and the public. This...
The Standards of Oncology Nursing Education provides educational guidelines for oncology nurses and educators. The standards are meant to enhance the quality of oncology nursing education, improve the quality of cancer care for the public in a rapidly changing healthcare...
Purpose/Objectives: To identify factors associated with oncology nurses’ use of hazardous drug (HD) safe-handling precautions in inpatient clinical research units. Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional. Setting: The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Sample: 115 RNs...
