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The Use of Metaphor in Discourse About Cancer: A Review of the Literature

Kristine J. Harrington
CJON 2012, 16(4), 408-412 DOI: 10.1188/12.CJON.408-412
Imagery and metaphors are used throughout health communication and can be particularly powerful in discourse about cancer. Providers, patients, and the media may use descriptive language to convey the impact and experience of the disease. This article reviews the literature on metaphor in discourse...
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Professional Issues

The Rise of Blogs in Nursing Practice

Joni Watson
CJON 2012, 16(2), 215-217 DOI: 10.1188/12.CJON.215-217
The number of blogs and related online activities continues to grow exponentially each year. Patients increasingly are turning to the Internet for personalized, timely, and relevant health information; blogs remain a large source of that information. Nurses and other healthcare professionals can...
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Safety

Clinical Trials and Communicating Safely

Rose Ermete
CJON 2012, 16(1), 25-27 DOI: 10.1188/12.CJON.25-27
In the arena of clinical trials, patient safety is of the highest concern. Despite rules and regulations to protect participants, errors still occur. Deviations from standard practice, complexity, and unfamiliarity all may contribute to errors that occur in the research setting. Detailed and...
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Heart of Oncology Nursing

A Win-Win Situation

Ann Marie Lee Walton
CJON 2011, 15(6), 695-696 DOI: 10.1188/11.CJON.695-696
I recently had "a win" at work and, thankfully, the patient I was caring for did too. The day was as full of surprises; I went in to work intending to provide direct patient care, but found that there were fewer patients than usual on the unit, and was given administrative time instead. Midway...
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Editorial

Evidence-Based Practice: Challenging What We Think We Know

Deborah K. Mayer
CJON 2011, 15(3), 237 DOI: 10.1188/11.CJON.237
"It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble, it's what we know that ain't so."—Will Rogers
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