Recently added articles from Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing:
Nebraska veterans' preferences for end-of-life care.(Survey)
Aug 01, 2009; ... As the largest healthcare provider in the United States, the Veterans Affairs Medical System (VAMS) cares for an increasing population of older adults. To date, VAMS serves 9.2 million veterans older than 65 (more than 39% of the total veteran population) (National Center for Veterans ...
One disease, two lives: exploring the treatment of breast cancer during pregnancy.(Report)
Aug 01, 2009; ... Women rarely have breast cancer and are pregnant at the same time. Obstetrics and oncology are separate healthcare services, and nurses working in one area usually do not have expertise in the other. However, at least 10% of women with breast cancer who are younger than age 40 will be ...
Emergency response in outpatient oncology care: improving patient safety.(Safety)
Aug 01, 2009; ... Treatment of patients continues to shift toward the outpatient setting, with the volume and acuity of patients increasing (Peberdy, Boze, & Ornato, 2002). Patients with cancer who are treated in ambulatory care have the potential to develop life-threatening complications because of their ...
Chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment: neuroimaging, neuropsychological testing, and the neuropsychologist.(Report)
Aug 01, 2009; ... Chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) occurs in 17%-75% of patients receiving chemotherapy for cancer (Wefel, Lenzi, Theriault, Davis, & Meyers, 2004). CRCI commonly is referred to as "chemobrain" by the lay public and has the potential for significant impact on patients' ...
Calling all oncology nurses.(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2009; ... Since publication of "From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition" and "Cancer Care for the Whole Patient," the unmet needs of cancer survivors have become unmistakable (Hewitt, Greenfield, & Stovall, 2006; Institute of Medicine, 2007). Oncology nurses across all settings ...