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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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Professional Issues

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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Editorial

Anatomy of a Drug Shortage

Deborah K. Mayer
CJON 2012, 16(2), 107-108 DOI: 10.1188/12.CJON.107-108
A long time has passed since I last gave chemotherapy, but I have not been immune to the news about the drug shortages in the past few years. Therefore, I wanted to explore what was behind the headlines like "U.S. facing cancer drug shortage: Ariz. doctors rationing supplies; FDA allowing India...
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Cultural Influences on Health Care in Palestine

Hanan Saca-Hazboun
Catherine A. Glennon
CJON 2011, 15(3), 281-286 DOI: 10.1188/11.CJON.281-286
International cancer care efforts are focusing increasingly on why cancer typically is diagnosed at later stages in the developing world. In Middle Eastern countries, cancer usually is diagnosed at a more advanced stage of disease. For example, in Palestine, 42% of cases were reported stage III and...
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