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Stress Among New Oncology Nurses

Rowida Mohammed Naholi
Cheryl L. Nosek
Darryl Somayaji
CJON 2015, 19(1), 115-117 DOI: 10.1188/15.CJON.115-117
New oncology nurses face multiple stressors related to the predicted nursing shortage, demanding work responsibilities, and growing complexity of cancer care. The confluence of these stressors often causes new nurses to leave their profession. The loss of new nurses leads to staffing, economic, and...
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Interventions to Manage Compassion Fatigue in Oncology Nursing

Ella Mabry
Nancy Aycock
CJON 2012, 16(5), 447 DOI: 10.1188/12.CJON.447
I wanted to personally write you to share the positive feedback I have received on your article, "Interventions to Manage Compassion Fatigue in Oncology Nursing" by Nancy Aycock, RN, BSN, OCN®, CHPN®, and Deborah Boyle, RN, MSN, AOCN®, FAAN. I work on a 12-bed medical research oncology unit at the...
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Helping Nurses Cope With Grief and Compassion Fatigue: An Educational Intervention

Dereen Houck
CJON 2014, 18(4), 454-458 DOI: 10.1188/14.CJON.454-458
Oncology nurses may experience intense physical and emotional exhaustion, identified in the literature as symptoms of cumulative grief and compassion fatigue, with significant consequences for both nurses and organizations. The first step in preventing these consequences is recognition...
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Moral Distress in Nurses Providing Direct Care on Inpatient Oncology Units

Janet Sirilla
CJON 2014, 18(5), 536-541 DOI: 10.1188/14.CJON.536-541
Moral distress is defined as knowing the right thing to do when policy constraints do not allow for appropriate choices. The purpose of the current study was to explore the existence of moral distress in oncology nurses with a cross-sectional survey completed by nurses working on inpatient units at...
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Perceived Benefits and Challenges of an Oncology Nurse Support Group

Elaine Wittenberg-Lyles
Joy Goldsmith
Jenna Reno
CJON 2014, 18(4), E71-E76 DOI: 10.1188/14.CJON.E71-E76
This study explores the perceived benefits and barriers of participating in a monthly oncology nurse support group. Ten oncology nurses participated in an average of seven support group meetings over a one-year period. Interviews were conducted, transcribed, analyzed, and thematized using...
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