Patients with cancer are often dependent on blood transfusions during treatment. Frequent vital sign monitoring during transfusions may interrupt sleep and the patient’s ability to ambulate or participate in unit activities. Relying heavily on vital sign findings may also overshadow unmeasurable...

Background: Most breast cancer survivors (BCSs) experience sexual dysfunction from treatment-induced hormonal changes, making sexual assessment an important component of survivorship care. However, because many oncology healthcare providers do not perform such assessment, a number of BCSs endure...

Background: The limited evidence available suggests that adherence to oral agents for cancer is a significant clinical problem and may have a substantial impact on treatment success or failure. Adherence is a difficult issue among patients who are very sick with a life-threatening disease who often...

Purpose/Objectives: To describe evidence-based practice (EBP) beliefs and behaviors of nurses who provide cancer pain management. Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional with a mixed-methods approach. Setting: Two inpatient oncology units in the Pacific Northwest. Sample: 40 RNs. Methods: Data...