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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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Communities

Natural Disasters: A Louisiana Gulf Perspective of Maintaining Patient Care

Maria Nix
Daphne Caldwell
CJON 2018, 22(4), 460-463 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.460-463
Natural disasters cause challenges for healthcare organizations because of circumstances such as limited communication, restricted transportation, and the emotional toll of the devastation. For oncology nurses and providers, disasters present unique challenges, like maintaining chemotherapy...
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Moral Distress: Using Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Interventions to Decrease Nurse Perceptions of Distress

Elizabeth A. Vaclavik
Beth A. Staffileno
Elizabeth Carlson
CJON 2018, 22(3), 326-332 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.326-332
Background: Studies have shown that the moral distress experienced by nurses affects patient outcomes and staff engagement. Objectives: The purpose of this quality improvement initiative was to implement a process for staff to cope with moral distress. Methods: The 21-item Moral Distress Scale–...
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