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When Does Treatment in Cancer Care Become Futile?

Pamela Katz
CJON 2020, 24(1), 111 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.111
Futility in medicine has been defined as excessive medical intervention with very little prospect of altering the clinical outcome in a positive manner. If treatments fail to release our patients from the preoccupation with the illness and do not allow them to pursue their life goals, then perhaps...
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Pediatric Palliative Care: A Literature Review of Best Practices in Oncology Nursing Education Programs

Tabitha Nicole Negrete
Joseph D. Tariman
CJON 2019, 23(6), 565-568 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.565-568
Palliative care as a foundation for patient-centered care is not adequately covered in nursing curricula. This gap in education means that pediatric oncology nurses may lack necessary palliative care competencies to provide comprehensive care to patients. A literature review was performed to...
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Providing Palliative Care: Oncology Nurses’ Perceptions of Their Self-Reported Abilities

Catherine M. Mann
Fatimah Rashed Aldossary
Suzanne S. Sullivan
CJON 2019, 23(6), 647-654 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.647-654
Background: Oncology nurses are pivotal in the provision of primary palliative care. However, nurses working in oncology settings, where the goal is often curative, may lack knowledge about and comfort in providing palliative care. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to determine how oncology...
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Research Agenda of the Oncology Nursing Society: 2019–2022

Carlton G. Brown
Susan J. Brown
Ashley Leak Bryant
Marianne Davies
Marylin Dodd
Betty Ferrell
Marilyn J. Hammer
M. Tish Knobf
Teresa J. Knoop
Geri LoBiondo-Wood
Deborah K. Mayer
Christine A. Miaskowski
Sandra A. Mitchell
Lixin Song
Deborah Watkins Bruner
Susan Wesmiller
Mary E. Cooley
ONF 2019, 46(6), 654-669 DOI: 10.1188/19.ONF.654-669
Problem Statement: To define the Oncology Nursing Society Research Agenda for 2019–2022. Design: Multimethod, consensus-building approach by members of the Research Agenda Project Team. Data Sources: Expert opinion, literature review, surveys, interviews, focus groups, town hall, and review of...
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Research Agenda of the Oncology Nursing Society: 2019–2022 (Executive Summary)

ONF 2019, 46(6), 651-653 DOI: 10.1188/19.ONF.651-653
The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) is committed to promoting excellence in oncology nursing and quality cancer care. In keeping with this mission, since 2001, ONS has prepared and disseminated a national Research Agenda. The ONS Research Agenda serves to identify gaps in the knowledge base needed...
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