PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To survey nurses about their knowledge of cancer survivorship care. DESIGN Descriptive, cross-sectional. SETTING Midwestern comprehensive cancer center. SAMPLE 223 registered and advanced practice nurses. METHODS Online survey of survivorship knowledge using a 50-item questionnaire derived from the Institute of Medicine report and related publications. MAIN RESEARCH...

advances in cancer screening have improved both early detection of the disease and treatment effectiveness. As a result, persons who would not have survived cancer may live many years after completing a prescribed plan of cancer treatment.1 Nurses and other medical professionals should be both compelled and obligated to offer services that address the multifaceted long-term effects of the physi...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To develop a substantive theory of the process of breast cancer survivorship. RESEARCH APPROACH Grounded theory. SETTING A LISTSERV announcement posted on the SHARE Web site and purposeful recruitment of women known to be diagnosed and treated for breast cancer. PARTICIPANTS 15 women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. METHODOLOGIC APPROACH Constant comparative ...

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 ...