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Patient Safety and Ethics: A Conflict of Goods

Joal Hill
CJON 2012, 16(6), 575-576 DOI: 10.1188/12.CJON.575-576
Nurses often face ethical dilemmas when providing care to patients with cancer. Although "doing the right thing" may seem obvious in the decision-making process, nurses are frequently challenged with a conflict of doing good regarding patient safety and patient advocacy versus maintaining collegial...
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The Role of Oncology Nurses in the Care of Adults With Sickle Cell Disease

Coretta Jenerette
Ashley Leak
CJON 2012, 16(6), 633-635 DOI: 10.1188/12.CJON.633-635
Oncology nurses are experts in pain management, and pain is the hallmark of sickle cell disease (SCD). Because individuals with cancer and individuals with SCD often receive care from hematologists or oncologists and are admitted to the same nursing units, oncology nurses need to have an...
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Nurses' Responses to Ethical Challenges in Oncology Practice: An Ethnographic Study

Carol Pavlish
Katherine Brown-Saltzman
Patricia Jakel
Ann-Marie Rounkle
CJON 2012, 16(6), 592-600 DOI: 10.1188/12.CJON.592-600
Oncology nurses encounter increasingly complex ethical challenges in clinical practice. This ethnographic study explored 30 oncology nurses' descriptions of ethical situations and 12 key informants' perspectives on factors that influence the development of ethically difficult situations. Nurses...
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Oncology Nursing in Cuba: Report of the Delegation

Lisa Kennedy Sheldon
Kathleen Leonard
Anne Gross
Erin Hartnett
Ellen Poage
Jennifer Squires
Vicki Ullemeyer
Mary Schueller
Susan Stary
Mary Alice Miller
CJON 2012, 16(4), 421-424 DOI: 10.1188/12.CJON.421-424
In December 2011, the first delegation of oncology nurses from the United States visited Havana, Cuba. The delegation included oncology nurses, educators, and leaders from across America and provided opportunities to learn about the healthcare system, cancer, and oncology nursing in Cuba...
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Informed Consent and Patients With Cancer: Role of the Nurse as Advocate

Kathy Wilkinson
CJON 2012, 16(4), 348-350 DOI: 10.1188/12.CJON.348-350
Informed consent is an ongoing process, and oncology nurses are important advocates to identify information gaps and patient concerns during this process. This article discusses the rights of research participants from a regulatory perspective. Two case scenarios are presented and discussed to...
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