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Nursing Fatigue: An Evidence-Based Practice Review for Oncology Nurses

Jordan Ferris
CJON 2015, 19(6), 662-664 DOI: 10.1188/15.CJON.662-664
Nursing fatigue is a current and well-researched topic. Many negative outcomes and consequences exist for patients and nurses that have been linked to nursing fatigue. Medical errors are one such consequence, and these errors have become one of the top three preventable deaths in the United States...
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A Concept Analysis of Nurses’ Grief

Ashley E. Wisekal
CJON 2015, 19(5), E103-E107 DOI: 10.1188/15.CJON.E103-E107
Background: The psychological and personal well-being of nurses can change the way they care for patients. If nurses’ grief is not properly managed, the nursing shortage will continue to grow. Consequently, a need exists for the identification of nurses’ grief and effective interventions to manage...
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Editorial

Occupational Stress in Oncology Nurse Caregiving: Caring for Ourselves

Deborah A. Boyle
CJON 2015, 19(5), 499 DOI: 10.1188/15.CJON.499
The emotional work of oncology nurses is complex. Inherent in our job is the requirement to be exquisitely empathic. We must look after, respond to, and support numerous patients and their families. Fully present, we repeatedly listen to stories of sadness and despair. Intermittently, we must...
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Leadership & Professional Development

Creating a Healthy Practice Environment: A Call to Action for Oncology Nurses

Jane E. Lacovara
ONF 2015, 42(5), 555-557 DOI: 10.1188/15.ONF.555-557
For the remainder of 2015, this column will focus on topics and interventions that concern oncology nurses as they strive to provide quality care for patients and families and support their own well-being. Oncology care settings have reported higher amounts of psychological morbidity for nurses,...
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Leadership & Professional Development

An Inpatient Surgical Oncology Unit’s Experience With Moral Distress: Part II

Nicole Pelton
Susan Bohnenkamp
Pamela G. Reed
Cindy J. Rishel
ONF 2015, 42(4), 412-414 DOI: 10.1188/15.ONF.412-414
The purpose of this article is to describe approaches used to alleviate nurse moral distress on a surgical oncology unit and challenges faced when addressing the complex factors that contributed to that moral distress.
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