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Yttrium-90 Radioembolization as a Palliative Treatment for Liver Tumors: A Case Study

Lisa Maas
CJON 2015, 19(5), 620-622 DOI: 10.1188/15.CJON.620-622
The best chance of cure for patients with liver cancer is surgical removal, but many tumors are too large or invasive. In addition, chemotherapy is frequently unsuccessful in this patient population. A case study is featured involving a patient determined to be a candidate for Yttrium-90...
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The Ars Moriendi Model for Spiritual Assessment: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation

Mieke Vermandere
Franca Warmenhoven
Evie Van Severen
Jan De Lepeleire
Bert Aertgeerts
ONF 2015, 42(4), 294-301 DOI: 10.1188/15.ONF.294-301
Purpose/Objectives: To explore nurses’ and physicians’ experiences with the ars moriendi model (AMM) for spiritual assessment. Design: Convergent, parallel, mixed-methods. Setting: Palliative home care in Belgium. Sample: 17 nurses and 4 family physicians (FPs) in the quantitative phase, and 19...
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Palliative Pharmacologic Sedation for Terminally Ill Adults

Phyllis B. Whitehead
CJON 2015, 19(3), 373-374 DOI: 10.1188/15.CJON.373-374
What is the evidence for the benefit of palliative pharmacologic sedation on quality of life, survival, and specific refractory symptoms in terminally ill adults during their last few days of life?
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Symptom Assessment in Hospitalized Older Palliative Patients With Cancer: Agreement Among Patients, Nurses, and Proxies

Aurélie Van Lancker
Stephanie Cypers
Elke Vanwynsberghe
Sofie Verhaeghe
Ann Van Hecke
Dimitri Beeckman
ONF 2015, 42(2), E73-E90 DOI: 10.1188/15.ONF.E73-E90
Purpose/Objectives: To evaluate the level of agreement of symptom assessment among older adult palliative patients with cancer, nurses, and patients’ proxies. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: Two general hospitals in Flanders, Belgium. Sample: 120 palliative patients with cancer, aged 65...
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Oncology Nursing Society Position

Position Statement on Palliative Care

ONF 2015, 42(1), 11-12 DOI:
The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (2008) and the National Quality Forum defined palliative care as, Patient and family-centered care that optimizes quality of life by anticipating, preventing, minimizing, and treating suffering. Palliative...
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