A proactive nursing resource that provides early detection of clinical deterioration and assistance with timely transfers is vital in the effort to improve patient safety. The outreach RN (ORN) role is a nurse-led initiative that was implemented to facilitate safe patient transfers to either the...

During the vulnerable time of being hospitalized for cancer treatment, patients may long to be seen as an individual who exists apart from the disease process. The implementation of All About Me interactive white boards provides a mechanism to allow the patient’s most unique needs to be met and to...

Objectives: To describe patient satisfaction with an interactive voice response (IVR) system to assess adherence and symptom management in patients newly prescribed an oral anticancer agent (OAA). Sample & Setting: Patients prescribed a new OAA were recruited from six comprehensive cancer...

Problem Statement: The use of evidence-informed symptom guides has not been widely adopted in telephonic support. Design: This is a descriptive study of nurse-led support using evidence-based symptom guides during telephone outreach. Data Sources: Documentation quantified telephone encounters by...