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Primary Palliative Care Clinical Implications: Oncology Nursing During the COVID-19 Pandemic

William E. Rosa
Constance Dahlin
Vanessa Battista
Catherine S. Finlayson
Renee E. Wisniewski
Kelly Greer
Betty R. Ferrell
CJON 2021, 25(2), 119-125 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.119-125
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the health and well-being of individuals and communities worldwide. Patients with cancer are particularly vulnerable to experiencing serious health-related suffering from COVID-19. This requires oncology nurses in inpatient and clinic settings to ensure the...
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Telehealth in Palliative Care: Communication Strategies From the COVID-19 Pandemic

Macy L. Stockdill
Michael D. Barnett
Richard Anthony Taylor
J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom
Marie Bakitas
CJON 2021, 25(1), 17-22 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.17-22
Palliative care was once believed to be too high-touch to be delivered via telehealth. However, numerous studies have demonstrated the positive effects of palliative care delivered through telehealth. Because the COVID-19 pandemic has quickly shifted how health care is delivered to patients with...
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End-of-Life Care: Use of Antineoplastic Therapy and Nonessential Medications in Veteran Patients Receiving Palliative Care

Grace Cullen
CJON 2020, 24(6), 667-672 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.667-672
Background: The use of antineoplastic therapy and nonessential medications at the end of life can lead to poorer quality of life for patients, decreased satisfaction with care among caregivers, financial toxicity, increased use of the emergency department, and hospitalization. Objectives: This...
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Experience of Palliative Home Care According to Caregivers' and Patients' Ages in Hong Kong Chinese People

Carmen W.H. Chan
Anne M. Chang
ONF 2000, 27(10), 1601-1605 DOI:
Purpose/Objectives: To identify the relationship be­tween family caregivers' reported difficulty in managing caregiver tasks and ages of caregivers and patients. Design: Cross-sectional, descriptive survey. Setting: A hospice homecare program in Hong Kong. Sample: Twenty-nine Chinese family...
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Esophageal Cancer: A Case Study of a Rare Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Grace Cullen
CJON 2020, 24(4), 352-355 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.352-355
The expected pattern of spread in metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma involves the upper torso and thorax. This article presents an unusual instance of an isolated osseous metastasis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma to the distal bone of the left ankle and describes the contributions...
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