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In Cancer Care, What Is Loss and What Is Victory?

Amity Parker
CJON 2019, 23(1), 112 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.112
The challenges faced in my first year as a new oncology nurse included learning the beauty of small victories and understanding loss. Family and friends often mention how sad and hard this profession is. It is hard to explain how much I love this job to those who view it as somewhat depressing. The...
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Meeting of the Minds: A Lifelong Personal and Professional Relationship

Denise Menonna-Quinn
CJON 2018, 22(6), 595-596 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.595-596
The old adage "meeting of the minds" is always an exciting and motivating experience. I only wish that every healthcare provider could share this type of encounter in his or her professional career. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to meet Renee almost 20 years ago when we were both assigned to...
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What Do You Do When Oncology Chooses You?

Lady Lynn C. Maga
CJON 2018, 22(6), 680 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.680
My journey through nursing school at the University of Hawaii Maui College has been the most challenging but, by far, the most memorable adventure of my life. During this short-lived period, I lost my mom, who was also my best friend, to stage IV non-small cell lung cancer. Almost three years have...
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Caring for Staff: The Role of Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice RNs in Supporting Oncology Nurses

Ruth Frankenfield
Kathrynn Thompson
Amy Lindsey
Amy Rettig
CJON 2018, 22(5), 569-572 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.569-572
Compassion fatigue and burnout are well-established experiences for oncology nurses, often resulting in distress and reduced job satisfaction and prompting nurses to leave the profession altogether. Multiple interventions have been developed to better support nurses experiencing these phenomena,...
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Oncology Volunteers: The Effect of a Personal Cancer History on Compassion and Psychological Well-Being

Alexandra Meyer
Chelsea Moran
Tanya Fitzpatrick
Jochen Ernst
Annett Körner
CJON 2018, 22(4), 398-406 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.398-406
Background: The impact of support work on volunteers with a personal history of cancer has rarely been examined, despite the possibility that supporting distressed individuals may become a psychological burden for someone who has faced a life-threatening disease themselves. Objectives: The purpose...
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