Laboratory Process Improvement: A Quality Initiative in an Outpatient Oncology Clinic.

abstract：:Adult patients with cancer in the acute care setting face numerous potential complications related to malignancy. Risk for development of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is among the most critical of adverse outcomes for this patient population, ultimately leading to increased morbidity and mortality rates. Nurses must b...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Grier MA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with cancer have an increased risk of thromboembolism. This complication is connected to a variety of different factors and is influenced by the conditions described in Virchow's triad: stasis, vascular endothelial damage, and hypercoagulability. Once thromboembolism is diagnosed, treatment in patients with c...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Viale PH,Schwartz RN

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) is the first intralesional therapy for melanoma approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This oncolytic viral immunotherapy has improved outcomes for patients with locoregional recurrent melanoma and is showing promise in combination with systemic therapies. 
. OBJ...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Seery V

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is influenced and modulated by a number of critical factors, and the mechanism that is both necessary and sufficient to induce development of severe fatigue in patients with cancer has not yet been identified. Specific research efforts to understand the factors that may contribute to CRF d...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Wang XS

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The concept of transitional care and the methods and processes to efficiently and effectively transition patients between a variety of care settings remains a continuous healthcare goal. Despite the numerous transitional care models that have been developed and implemented in a myriad of healthcare settings,...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Jackson ML

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many hospitalized patients with cancer are malnourished. Some become critically ill and experience delayed wound healing, loss of muscle strength, and reduced infection fighting ability as a consequence of the loss of nutritional reserves. Complications of critical illness may cause interruption in normal gastrointest...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Sargent C,Murphy D,Shelton BK

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise is widely touted as an effective intervention to optimize health and well-being after high-dose chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. 
. OBJECTIVES:This article reports attrition, compliance, adherence, and progression from the strength training arm of the single-blind randomize...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Peters T,Erdmann R,Hacker ED

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with cancer often experience prominent deficiencies in cancer care in the immediate period following initial cancer diagnosis. OBJECTIVES:This article aims to determine whether the inclusion of a gastrointestinal (GI) oncology nurse navigator (ONN) on the multidisciplinary cancer care team is assoc...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Muñoz R,Farshidpour L,Chaudhary UB,Fathi AH

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) scans use positrons, positively charged particles, to detect metabolic and chemical changes in the body. Although the clinical applications of this technology still are evolving, PET scans are being used to detect cancer and evaluate neurologic disorders, heart muscle function, and r...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Lobrano MB,Singha P

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past two decades, implanted ports have become widely used infusion therapy devices. Although these devices have revolutionized the care of patients with cancer and are used routinely to administer various treatments, complications still can occur. Nurses must be vigilant in identifying potential and actual po...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Viale PH,Yamamoto DS,Geyton JE

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), a form of soft-tissue sarcoma, is the most common noncarcinomatous tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. Despite its high incidence of recurrence, the malignant potential of GIST has been under-recognized. Advances in diagnostic technology since 2000 have led to increased diagnose...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Griffin JM,Amand MS,Demetri GD

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes family history assessment for colorectal cancer in three outpatient gastroenterology units and examines gastroenterology unit nurses' knowledge and attitudes about family history assessments. Eighty-eight colonoscopy records were surveyed, and 16 RNs were interviewed. The medical record document...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Kelly PP

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Half of all patients with cancer experience some level of pain, so pain management is an important topic for oncology nurses. Pharmacologic measures traditionally are the primary intervention for bone, visceral, neuropathic, and procedural pain; however, many patients are turning to an integrative approach of Western ...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Running A,Turnbeaugh E

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy (TIPN) affects a number of patients with breast cancer. To properly manage these patients, nurses must be able to identify and assess TIPN, as well as educate patients on TIPN as a side effect of taxane therapy. This article provides practical suggestions regarding how nurses can i...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Smith EM

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI, 2020) defines a patient fall as an unplanned descent to the floor with or without injury. A fall occurs in 30%-50% of hospitalized patients with cancer in the United States (Jatoi, 2017). According to the Joint Commission (2015), the average cost of each fall...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Shah M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive breast cancer subtype that disproportionately affects women who are African American, younger, or carriers of the BRCA1 gene. No targeted treatments exist for the disease, which has distinct features and presents unique challenges to patients who have bee...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Turkman YE,Sakibia Opong A,Harris LN,Knobf MT

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the trend of surgical procedures shifting from inpatient to outpatient settings continues, outpatient-focused standardized care processes will become more of a necessity. A multidisciplinary critical pathway (CP) for breast cancer surgery can assist care providers in meeting patients' educational and psychosocial n...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Sladek ML,Swenson KK,Ritz LJ,Schroeder LM

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cancer diagnosis, regardless of type or site, raises feelings of fear and loss of control in patients and their partners. Being married is associated with lower mortality from a wide range of illnesses, including cancer.However, the quality of marital interactions is a stronger predictor of health outcomes than mari...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Morgan MA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer prediction tools are widely available to clinicians, and the data retrieved from these tools can assist with patient counseling sessions on risk, prognosis, treatment, and recurrence. Current tools are able to synthesize data in a concise, unbiased, and evidence-based method, allowing patients to make better-in...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Doyle-Lindrud S

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) is commonly found on the cervix. However, new sites of the virus have emerged during the past 10 years, including the oropharynx in both sexes and the anus in men. According to Senkomago et al. (2019), 34,800 cancers reported annually in the United States from 2012 to 2016 were attributable ...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Baldwin CM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malnutrition is highly prevalent in the oncology population and is associated with poor treatment outcomes. OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to implement a malnutrition screening process using a validated tool in three outpatient cancer centers. METHODS:Nursing and nutrition department leaders collaborated to e...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Schneider CK,Bressler T

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, one of the major barriers to clinical management of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) is a lack of reliable and validated noninvasive tests for diagnosis and prognosis. Proteomic studies have indicated a strong correlation between the level of c...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Kalariya N,Brassil K

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor-treating fields (TTFields) are a new technology used for cancer treatment consisting of battery-powered, insulated electromagnetic transducers that are placed on the scalp. This wearable, adhesive device is a certified physician-prescribed therapy for patients with glioblastoma multiforme, a type of primary brai...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Chang A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides guidelines for the use of amifostine (Ethyol, Alza Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA, and U.S. Bioscience, Inc., West Conshohocken, PA), a pancytoprotective agent approved for reducing renal toxicity associated with cisplatin administration in patients with advanced ovarian or non-small cell lung ca...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Lindemann K

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexual health is an important quality-of-life issue for many cancer survivors; however, this issue remains inadequately discussed by healthcare providers (HCPs) and patients. OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study is to explore whether clinical oncology HCPs have adequate knowledge and are comfortable address...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Leonardi-Warren K,Neff I,Mancuso M,Wenger B,Galbraith M,Fink R

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH) is a key factor in the clinical management of patients experiencing pain. However, limited knowledge exists regarding the specific mechanisms involved in OIH and its treatment. A thorough assessment is usually required, and clinical diagnosis is mainly determined by exclusion in medic...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Guastella A,Latchman J,Tofthagen CS

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oncologic emergencies associated with multiple myeloma include myelosuppression (anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia), bone-related emergencies, and acute renal failure. 
. OBJECTIVES:This article reviews the pathophysiology of these multiple myeloma-associated oncology emergencies and provides a fram...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Brigle K,Pierre A,Finley-Oliver E,Faiman B,Tariman JD,Miceli T

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Implanted ports are frequently used for patients with cancer who require IV chemotherapy. In addition to verbal communication with healthcare providers, patients with cancer may benefit from written information. OBJECTIVES:This pre/post study evaluated the effectiveness of an informational booklet by improv...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Piredda M,Migliozzi A,Biagioli V,Carassiti M,De Marinis MG

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:You may have heard of the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative led by former Vice President Joe Biden. It has brought together many people through a task force, blue ribbon panel, and many public forums to discuss how best "to dramatically accelerate efforts to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer - to achieve a decade'...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Mayer DK,Fuld Nasso S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of theory can provide structure for understanding the dynamics of adherence to oral agents for cancer (OACs) and facilitate the development of strategies for patient assessment and care planning related to oral adherence. OBJECTIVES:The focus of this article is to identify common theories pertinent ...

journal_title：Clinical journal of oncology nursing

authors： Irwin M

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00