Oncology nursing has evolved in response to population growth and changing demographics, changing regulatory requirements, decreasing lengths of inpatient hospital stays, and ongoing advances in cancer treatment, information, and biotechnology. Changes in societal perceptions of cancer and increased access to information have enabled patients to seek out knowledgeable and skilled oncology nurse...

Palliative care for children and adolescents with cancer includes interventions that focus on the relief of suffering, optimization of function, and improvement of quality of life at any and all stages of disease. This care is most effectively provided by a multidisciplinary team. Nurses perform an integral role on that team by identifying symptoms, providing care coordination, and assuring cle...

Mr. B, a 68-year-old man with a sevenyear history of lung cancer in remission, was admitted to the oncology unit for increasing dyspnea and extent of disease workup. He reported nonspecific symptoms that included shortness of breath on exertion and sometimes without exertion, causing him to stop participating in some of his activities, difficulty sleeping, and a lack of appetite. He also was wo...

Depression and anxiety are prevalent in women with breast cancer. We developed a self-help kit as a self-learning package of necessary preparatory information (basic knowledge on chemotherapy, side effects, and problem-solving skills). We provided an oncology nurse-guided self-help kit with a cognitive behavioral therapy approach to 46 women with breast cancer in the intervention group and usua...

This is an article that addresses spiritual care in pediatric oncology nursing, as part of the concepts for promotion of health in families who have children and adolescents with cancer. Indicates subjects of nursing education that prepares nurses to offer that kind of care together with knowledge of their own spirituality. It is presented as an opportunity to discuss the theme, offering subsid...