Canadian nurse and educator Beth Perry portrays inspiring stories of exemplary nursing that are based on her study of the beliefs, actions and interactions of a group of oncology nurses. Perry interweaves stories, her field notes and poetry in a way that many nurses in the UK will recognise and find familiar. She shares her own stories and is open about her feelings.

On an inpatient oncology unit, mucositis is a recurrent issue with devastating effects on patients. Available interventions were limited, palliative in nature, and ineffective. Evidence-based preventive measures and treatments were needed; as a result, a nurse-driven, patient-centered oral care protocol was developed.

When patients with breast cancer also present with mental health issues, the psychiatric-mental health advanced practice RN is an appropriate provider for treatment and medication management. Collaboration with the oncology advanced practice nurse and the rest of the healthcare team can provide personalized, comprehensive care to this patient population. This article describes one example.

A Rational Approach to Constipation Hershl Berman, MD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University Health Network,Toronto, ON. Laura Brooks, RegN, MscN, APN, Advanced Practice Nurse in Palliative Care, Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, University Health Network, Toronto, ON. Shawna Silver, MD, PEng, Hospital fo...

1 Department of Pharmacy at the ASL Naples 3, Ercolano, Italy 2 Department of Pharmacy at the ASL Naples 3, Nola, Italy 3 Pharmacist at the ASL Naples 1 Center, Naples, Italy 4 Department of Colorectal Oncology at the National Cancer Institute, “G. Pascale” Foundation, Naples, Italy 5 Professional Nurse, Department of Pharmacy at the ASL Naples 3, Ercolano, Italy *Correspondence: capuozzo.mauri...