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Palliative Care: Oncology Nurses’ Confidence in Provision to Patients With Cancer

Jyotsana Parajuli
Judith E. Hupcey
Lisa Kitko
Barbara Birriel
CJON 2021, 25(4), 449-455 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.449-455
Background: Oncology nurses are key providers of care to patients with cancer in all healthcare settings. However, little is known about oncology nurses’ perceived confidence in providing all of the domains of palliative care. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to examine oncology nurses...
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Bearing Witness in Oncology Nursing: Sharing in Suffering Across the Cancer Care Trajectory

Mihkaila M. Wickline
Donna L. Berry
Basia Belza
CJON 2021, 25(4), 470-473 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.470-473
Bearing witness in oncology nursing is a critical practice for supporting patients with cancer, and yet it is an understudied phenomenon most described at the end of life. A literature review was performed to better understand the importance of bearing witness across the cancer care trajectory and...
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Macy Catheter: Integration and Evaluation in a Hospice Setting to Provide Symptom Relief During End-of-Life Care

Linda Quinlin
Wendy Schmitz
Milli Jefferson
CJON 2020, 24(6), 689-693 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.689-693
Provision of high-quality end-of-life care in a cost-effective work environment is the aim of all hospice organizations. This opportunity can be negatively affected when there is a limited supply of parenteral narcotics or administration routes are either not functional or fail to control symptoms...
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End-of-Life Care: Use of Antineoplastic Therapy and Nonessential Medications in Veteran Patients Receiving Palliative Care

Grace Cullen
CJON 2020, 24(6), 667-672 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.667-672
Background: The use of antineoplastic therapy and nonessential medications at the end of life can lead to poorer quality of life for patients, decreased satisfaction with care among caregivers, financial toxicity, increased use of the emergency department, and hospitalization. Objectives: This...
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Barriers to Hospice and Palliative Care Research: A Patient-Centered Approach to Intervention Studies

Cheryl Brohard
CJON 2020, 24(3), 227-230 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.227-230
Overcoming barriers in hospice and palliative care research is a multifaceted challenge for researchers conducting intervention studies. The complexity and variations of these barriers are abundant and serious in nature and can threaten the success of intervention research for the hospice and...
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