Digital Object Identifi er: 10.1188/06.ONF.1047 The better we understand ourselves and the nature of the work that we do, the better able we will be to mold the next generation. In the first years of my tenure as editor of the Oncology Nursing Forum, I had the opportunity to edit a supplement to the September 1994 issue that contained articles based on research sponsored by the Oncology Nursing...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To summarize the current research pertaining to the concepts initially examined by the Oncology Nursing Society Life Cycle of the Oncology Nurse Task Force and related projects completed in 1994. DATA SOURCES Published articles on the 21 concepts from the Oncology Nursing Society Life Cycle of the Oncology Nurse Task Force work. Research published in English from 1995-2009 ...

The study participants were recruited from all areas of the United States. To be eligible for the study, the nurse practitioners were required to be working as navigators and meet the following criteria: 1) license to practice as an NP in their respective state; 2) certification to practice as an oncology nurse; 3) minimum of 5 years full time experience in oncology nursing; and 4) English spea...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To describe the role of the oncology nurse practitioner in the performance of bone marrow aspiration and biopsy and discuss the indications and diagnostic value of bone marrow examination. DATA SOURCES Published articles, textbooks, personal experience. DATA SYNTHESIS Bone marrow examination is useful in the diagnosis of many nonhematologic and hematologic conditions. Hav...

Specialist nurses have existed for many years. Initially denoting a nurse with extensive clinical experience, implicit within nursing's professional agenda for attaining 'specialist' status since the 1960s has been the requirement to achieve a high degree of 'specialist' knowledge through post-basic education. Despite the professional agenda, much confusion surrounding definitions of specialist...

June 2008 • Volume 12, Number 3 • Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing Gail Wilkes, RN, MS, AOCN®, ANP, is an oncology nurse educator at Boston Medical Center in Massachusetts. Wilkes is on the speakers bureau for Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology. Mention of specific products and opinions related to those products do not indicate or imply endorsement by the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing or ...

Sue Rimes, RN, BSN, is a clinical nurse liaison in the Gynecologic Oncology Department, Jacalyn Gano, RN, MSW, OCN, is the manager of clinical protocol administration in the Gynecologic Oncology Department, and Karin Hahn, MD, is an assistant professor in Breast Medical Oncology and the Department of Epidemiology, all at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston; Mildred Ra...

Clinical Challenges provides readers with a forum to discuss creative clinical solutions to challenging patient care problems. Case studies or problem descriptions may be submitted with or without discussion or solutions. References, tables, figures, and illustrations can be included. Materials or inquiries should be directed to Oncology Nursing Forum Associate Editor Nancy Jo Bush, RN, MN, MA,...