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Pilots of Oncology Health Care: A Concept Analysis of the Patient Navigator Role

Allison Pedersen
Thomas F. Hack
ONF 2010, 37(1), 55-60 DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.55-60
Purpose/Objectives: To summarize the current scientific literature pertaining to the role of the patient navigator in oncology using the concept analysis framework developed by Walker and Avant. Data Sources: Published research articles, clinical articles, and Internet sources on patient navigator...
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Addressing Cancer Disparities Through Community Engagement: Improving Breast Health Among Haitian Women

Cathy D. Meade
Janelle Menard
Claudine Thervil
Marlene Rivera
ONF 2009, 36(6), 716-722 DOI: 10.1188/09.ONF.716-722
Purpose/Objectives: To describe processes for fostering community engagement among Haitian women to facilitate breast health education and outreach that are consonant with Haitians' cultural values, literacy, and linguistic skills. Data Sources: Existing breast cancer education and outreach efforts...
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Delay in Diagnostic Testing After Abnormal Mammography in Low-Income Women

Debra Wujcik
Yu Shyr
Ming Li
Margaret F. Clayton
Lee Ellington
Usha Menon
Kathi Mooney
ONF 2009, 36(6), 709-715 DOI: 10.1188/09.ONF.709-715
Purpose/Objectives: To identify factors associated with diagnostic delay after an incomplete or abnormal mammogram among women participating in a state mammography screening program. Research Approach: Retrospective case-control design using bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses...
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Stand Up to Anonymity

Deborah A. Boyle
ONF 2008, 35(6), 867 DOI: 10.1188/08.ONF.867
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Nursing Advocacy in North Carolina

Tracy K. Gosselin-Acomb
Susan M. Schneider
Robert W. Clough
Brittney A. Veenstra
ONF 2007, 34(5), 1070-1074 DOI: 10.1188/07.ONF.1070-1074
Purpose/Objectives: To identify the ways oncology nurses in one state advocate for patients, as well as the resources they use to do so. Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional survey. Setting: North Carolina. Sample: 141 RNs in North Carolina who were members of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)...
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