The purpose of this integrative review is to explore the presence of the oncology nurse as navigator on measurable patient outcomes. Eighteen primary nursing research studies were found using combinations of the following key words: advocate, cancer, case manager, coach, certification, guide, navigator, nurse, oncology, patient navigator, pivot nurse, and continuity of care. Nurse researchers i...

Nancy Thompson, RN, MS, AOCNS, is a clinical nurse specialist at Swedish Cancer Institute, Caroline Cogen, RN, BSN, is a staff nurse at Swedish Medical Center, Debra Forman, RN, BSN, OCN ®, is a supervisor in the Comprehensive Breast Center at Swedish Cancer Institute, and Sheryl Londerville, RN, BSN, OCN ®, is the radiation oncology charge nurse at Swedish Cancer Institute, all in Seattle, WA....

BACKGROUND It is commonly assumed that oncology nurses experience high job-related burnout and high turnover because their work involves inherent stressors such as caring for patients with serious and often life-threatening illness. OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to examine the differences in outcomes such as job dissatisfaction and burnout between oncology nurses and medical-su...

As part of this forum on “Society, Organizations and the Brain,” Butler (2014) contributed an article on how to operationalize interdisciplinary research by way of introducing “a model of coproduction in organizational cognitive neuroscience (OCN)” (p. 1). While I appreciate his work as an extension of prior research, there are some misleading claims in his article in terms of associating my pr...

Octachloronaphthalene (OCN), a serious environmental pollutant, has been investigated by charge density analysis to unravel several unexplored factors responsible for steric overcrowding. The topological features of the enigmatic peri interactions contributing to steric overcrowding are qualified and quantified from experimental and theoretical charge-density studies. A new facet in the fundame...

Managed care is a process of health-care management that integrates financing, cost-containment strategies, and business principles with the delivery of health care. Managed care's rapid transformation of specialty practices, such as oncology, is redirecting classic nursing functions toward market initiatives that value the design of care/case management systems and the implementation of multid...

This feature provides a platform for oncology nurses to illustrate the many ways that leadership may be realized and professional practice may transform cancer care. Possible submissions include, but are not limited to, overviews of projects, accounts of the application of leadership principles or theories to practice, and interviews with nurse leaders. Descriptions of activities, projects, or ...

J Adv Pract Oncol 2012;3:47–48 A s a veteran oncology nurse practitioner, the findings presented by Towle et al. (2011) in their article, “Results of the ASCO Study of Collaborative Practice Arrangements,” recently published in the Journal of Oncology Practice, were not astonishing to me. The purpose of their study was to address the workforce shortage of oncologists by exploring collaborative ...

BACKGROUND Cannabis, also known as marijuana, is legal either medicinally or recreationally in 29 states and the District of Columbia, with a majority of the U.S. adult population now living in states where cannabis is legal for medicinal use. As an advocate for patient autonomy and informed choice, the oncology nurse has an ethical responsibility to educate patients about and support their use...

37 Eva Lu T. Lee, MSN, ANP-BC, is a mid-level provider supervisor and an advanced practice nurse in the Department of Neuro-Oncology and Terri S. Armstrong, PhD, ANP-BC, is an associate professor in the Department of Integrative Nursing Care and an advanced practice nurse in the Department of Neuro-Oncology, both at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Mention of spec...