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Validity of the Patient Generated Index as a Quality-of-Life Measure in Radiation Oncology

Susan S. Tavernier
Susan L. Beck
Margaret F. Clayton
Marjorie A. Pett
Donna L. Berry
ONF 2011, 38(3), 319-329 DOI: 10.1188/11.ONF.319-329
Purpose/Objectives: To evaluate psychometric properties of an instrument designed to measure individualized health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Design: Repeated measures of self-reported quality of life. Setting: An outpatient radiation therapy department in the western part of the United...
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The Patient Care Monitor-Neutropenia Index: Development, Reliability, and Validity of a Measure for Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia

James P. Olsen
Scott Baldwin
Arthur C. Houts
ONF 2011, 38(3), 360-367 DOI: 10.1188/11.ONF.360-367
Purpose/Objectives: To provide an initial evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Patient Care Monitor 1.0 Revised-Neutropenia Index (PCM-N), a symptom-based assessment tool designed to measure health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) changes associated with chemotherapy-induced neutropenia...
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The British Columbia Patient Navigation Model: A Critical Analysis

Allison E. Pedersen
Thomas F. Hack
ONF 2011, 38(2), 200-206 DOI: 10.1188/11.ONF.200-206
Purpose/Objectives: To provide a critical analysis of a patient navigation model using the Synthesized Method of Theory Evaluation and the Criterion-Based Critique as frameworks for the analysis. Data Sources: English-language research and clinical articles and Internet sources (CINAHL®, PubMed,...
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An Interdepartmental Team Approach to Develop, Implement, and Sustain an Oncology Nursing Orientation Program

Nancy Kuhrik
Linda Laub
Marilee Kuhrik
Kathy Atwater
ONF 2011, 38(2), 115-118 DOI: 10.1188/11.ONF.115-118
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Validating the Clinical Research Nursing Domain of Practice

Kathleen Castro
Margaret Bevans
Claiborne Miller-Davis
Georgie Cusack
Frances Loscalzo
Ann Marie Matlock
Helen Mayberry
Linda Tondreau
Diane Walsh
Clare Hastings
ONF 2011, 38(2), E72-E80 DOI: 10.1188/11.ONF.E72-E80
Purpose/Objectives: To develop and validate a taxonomy for the domain of clinical research nursing. Design: Survey. Setting: Clinical research settings in the United States. Sample: A purposefully selected expert panel of 22 nurses who were actively practicing or supervising in a clinical research...
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