PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To explore patient satisfaction among newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer in a rural community setting using a nurse navigation model. DESIGN Nonexperimental, descriptive study. SETTING Large, multispecialty physician outpatient clinic serving about 150 newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer annually at the time of the study. SAMPLE 103 patients using nurse...

Because of discrimination and secrecy, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people have poorer health outcomes, which include an increased risk for certain cancers and additional challenges in cancer treatment and survivorship. The oncology nurse also should be aware of issues of LGBT sexuality and the impact that oncology treatment may have on the LGBT patient's immediate and long-te...

June 2009 • Volume 13, Number 3 • Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing Guiyun Zhou, MSN, CRNP, AOCNS®, is a nurse practitioner at Vita Hematology Oncology in Bethlehem, PA, and a doctoral student in the Jefferson School of Nursing at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA; and Arlene D. Houldin, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, is an associate professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Pen...

Oncology nurses play an important role in the provision of survivorship care. Using report recommendations from the Institute of Medicine, nurses provide quality cancer care based on the specific characteristics of individual healthcare settings and the populations they serve. As part of the planning process, the evaluation of a setting's resources and goals for desired survivorship activities ...

Oncology nurses are experts in conducting comprehensive assessments of symptoms and patient responses to treatments, but documentation in electronic health records frequently results in data that cannot be readily shared or compared because of a lack of standardization of the terms. Standardized nursing terminology can enhance communication among nurses and between nurses and other members of t...

149 Carmen Jacobs, RN, OCN®, is a research nurse supervisor in the Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology Department at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Editorial assistance was provided by Meniscus Health Care Communications through an educational grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Mention of specific products and opinions related to those products do not indicate o...

491 Lisa Guzman, RN, APN, CHPN, AOCN®, is an advanced practice nurse at Monroe Medical Oncology Clinic in Harvey and Tinley Park, IL, an instructor in the School of Nursing at Ivy Tech Community College in Gary, IN, and director of Blue Skies Hospice in Hammond, IN; Mark Kozloff, MD, is a doctor of oncology at Monroe Medical Oncology Clinic and an associate professor in the School of Medicine a...

OBJECTIVE This study identifies the capability, knowledge, and satisfaction of oncology nurses in Spain after approval of the nurse prescribing law in 2006. METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 140 nurses in three cancer centers in Catalonia, Spain, by using convenience sampling method. The principal variables of this study were nurse satisfaction, knowledge about w...

Oncology nursing continues to evolve in response to advances in cancer treatment, information and biotechnology. As new scientific and technological discoveries are integrated into cancer care, oncology nurses need to play a key role in the management of this patient population. The role of the oncology nurse has expanded significantly and can differ greatly across cultures. Sophisticated treat...

The residency program for oncology nurses at University of North Carolina Healthcare is comprehensive. New graduate nurses in the inpatient setting undergo 13 weeks of orientation with two primary preceptors on the unit and then meet monthly for four hours of didactic learning and support for the first 12 months. The nurse educators who planned this residency wanted to create a celebration that...