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2020: A Time for Contemplation and Action

Debra Lyon
ONF 2020, 47(2), 123-124 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.123-124
Depending on which interpretation of the Gregorian and other calendars that you may believe to be the most accurate, the new decade either began on January 1, 2020, or will begin January 1, 2021. In any case, the contemplation of decades and time passing offers a time for appraisal and reflection,...
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Palliative Care Communication: Outcomes From COMFORT™, a Train-the-Trainer Course for Providers

Elaine Wittenberg
Joy Goldsmith
Betty Ferrell
Haley Buller
Yesenia Mendoza
Sandra L. Ragan
CJON 2020, 24(1), E1-E6 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.E1-E6
Background: With increasing support for the integration of palliative care and standard oncology, communication training programs are needed to teach oncology nurses and other providers about palliative care communication. Objectives: This study reports on the outcomes of COMFORT TM SM...
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Advocacy: The Pivotal Role of Oncology Nurses

Roxanne Blackburn
Kristin G. Johnson
Sandra Chaveleh
CJON 2020, 24(1), 103-106 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.103-106
Advocacy, an important component of nursing professional practice, is pivotal to ensuring that nurses’ experience and insight influence public policy. Understanding how to become engaged and receive training to inform that process can support nurses’ professional development. Such engagement...
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Getting Information—STAT

Ellen Carr
CJON 2020, 24(1), 7 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.7
This issue of the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing ( CJON ) contains the inaugural installment of STAT, a visually compelling one-page review about oncologic emergencies or other clinical care issues that require urgent nursing attention. The reasons for STAT are simple. The need for nurses to...
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Moving Forward, Together

Debra Lyon
ONF 2020, 47(1), 13-14 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.13-14
This past summer, while attending a genetics conference in Bar Harbor, Maine, I was informed that I would be the incoming editor of the Oncology Nursing Forum ( ONF ). Since then, I have tried to coalesce my thoughts to write my first editorial. Bar Harbor in July is as idyllic a setting for...
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