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Pain and Opioid-induced Constipation

Ginger

Ginger, the rhizome of Zingiber officinale Roscoe, is best known for its role as a flavoring agent for food in Asian and Indian recipes.

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Vitamin D

Vitamin D—the so-called “sunshine vitamin”—is a fat-soluble substance and is classified more as a pro-hormone or steroid by some

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Constipation in the Cancer Patient

When you have cancer, constipation is more likely to occur because of the cancer itself or as a side effect of treatment. If you have constipation, your doctor or nurse can help you to treat it and prevent it in the future.

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Methylnaltrexone reduces opioid-induced constipation

In a 3-month extension study of the methylnaltrexone phase III MNTX-302 trial, the investigational agent continued to produce laxation in patients with advanced illness being treated with opioids for pain

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ONCOLOGY NURSE EDITION

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ONCOLOGY's Nurse Edition publishes articles related to practical management issues in the care of patients with neoplastic disease. Through the Nurse Edition, ONCOLOGY aims to provide readers with useful insights into all aspects of patient management, with an emphasis on information and tools that can be applied to daily practice and patient education.
 
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Chronic Diarrhea in Post-treatment Colorectal Cancer Survivors
ONCOLOGY Nurse Edition,  July 9, 2010
Energy Therapies
ONCOLOGY Nurse Edition,  July 9, 2010
Quality Care Depends on Knowledge and Action
ONCOLOGY Nurse Edition,  July 9, 2010
 
Journal Articles of Interest to Oncology Nurses
Oncology nurses' personal understandings about palliative care.
pubmed.com - 4/30/10
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To examine how oncology nurses define palliative care views about who should and should not receive palliative ... care to be limited and indirect. CONCLUSIONS: Although oncology nurses should be at the cutting edge with regard to palliative ...
Oncology nurses' perceptions about involving patients in the prevention of chemotherapy administration errors.
pubmed.com - 3/1/10
nurses working in an ambulatory infusion unit or on wards. METHODS: Oncology nurses participated in two focus groups on two occasions. ... that requires cultural change. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Oncology nurses perceive patient education in safety as a core element ...
Coping and Resilience Factors in Pediatric Oncology Nurses CE -- Zander et al. 27 (2): 94 -- Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursi
jpo.sagepub.com - 3/1/10
coping and its relationship with resilience in assisting pediatric oncology nurses to manage work-related stressors. ... The literature suggests that the presence of resilience among pediatric oncology nurses is possible. What is not known is whether there ...
Oncology nurses keep the flame of hope alive for survivors.
pubmed.com - 6/30/10
title: Oncology nurses keep the flame of hope alive for survivors. ...
Caring for cancer patients on non-specialist wards.
pubmed.com - 6/23/10
point in his/her career. However non-specialized oncology nurses are often ill-prepared to nurse patients suffering from cancer. ... International research has shown that specialist oncology nurses make a considerable difference to physical and psychosocial patient care. ...
Filling the Gap: Development of the Oncology Nurse Practitioner Workforce -- Nevidjon et al. 6 (1): 2 -- Journal of Oncology Pra
jop.ascopubs.org - 1/1/10
ONS serves as a professional home for oncology nurses including ONPs and other APRNs and serves as a resource ... Partnering to Provide Quality Cancer Care "So You Want to Be an Oncology Nurse Practitioner?!" A ...
Nurse autonomy in cancer care.
pubmed.com - 4/30/10
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this research was to explore oncology nurses' perceptions of autonomy and understand how they develop ... METHODS: Using Leininger's ethnonursing method data were collected from 15 oncology nurses using semistructured interviews. Participant observation was also carried ...
Is nurse-patient agreement of importance to cancer nurses' satisfaction with care?
pubmed.com - 3/1/10
personal and occupational factors of potential importance to oncology nurses' satisfaction with care provided and general work satisfaction. ... However little is known about whether dis/agreement between oncology nurses and patients with cancer concerning perceptions of patients' situation ...
Factors influencing oncology nurses' approaches to accommodating cultural needs in palliative care.
pubmed.com - 12/1/09
social construction of cultural issues in palliative care amongst oncology nurses. BACKGROUND: Australia is a nation composed of people ... METHODS: Semi-structured interviews with seven Australian oncology nurses provided the data for the study; ...
A critical review of the evidence for nurses as information providers to cancer patients.
pubmed.com - 3/1/10
AIMS: To review evidence on the role of oncology nurses in the provision of information to cancer patients and to delineate ... effective as information providers to cancer patients. Specifically oncology nurses are able to provide information of both high quality ...
Identification of barriers to sexual health assessment in oncology nursing practice.
pubmed.com - 4/30/10
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To explore oncology nurses' attitudes about and knowledge of sexual health. ... Survey and 10 demographic questions. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES: Oncology nurses' attitudes and beliefs regarding sexual health assessment of patients. ...
Associations between oncology nurses' attitudes toward death and caring for dying patients.
pubmed.com - 1/1/10
DESIGN: Cross-sectional descriptive and correlational. SETTING: Israeli Oncology Nurses Society annual conference in June 2006. ... IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Training and support programs for oncology nurses should take into consideration nurses' personal attitudes toward death ...
Oncology nurses' perceptions of obstacles and supportive behaviors at the end of life.
pubmed.com - 6/30/09
care to patients with cancer as perceived by oncology nurses. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. ... Oncology nurses are dedicated experienced and comfortable handling most issues in EOL care. Recommendations to support oncology nurses include strategies ...
Coping and resilience factors in pediatric oncology nurses.
pubmed.com - 3/1/10
coping and its relationship with resilience in assisting pediatric oncology nurses to manage work-related stressors. ... The literature suggests that the presence of resilience among pediatric oncology nurses is possible. What is not known is whether there ...
Development of the MASCC Teaching Tool for Patients Receiving Oral Agents for Cancer.
pubmed.com - 4/30/10
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Six oncology nurse experts conducted a literature review and convened as an expert ... providers who reviewed the teaching tool met with the oncology nurse experts who had developed the tool to review the item ...
Managing patients receiving sorafenib for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: a case study.
pubmed.com - 4/30/10
This article will explore the role of the oncology nurse in managing patients receiving sorafenib for advanced HCC. ... some of the key care coordination challenges facing the oncology nurse. The management of treatment-related adverse events and the importance ...
The role of the oncology nurse navigator in distress management of adult inpatients with cancer: a retrospective study.
pubmed.com - 1/1/10
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To determine whether the oncology nurse navigator (ONN) role as an intervention decreases the distress ...
A review of complementary and alternative medicine practices among cancer survivors.
pubmed.com - 5/31/10
The purpose of this article is to provide oncology nurses with an understanding of the use of CAMs in cancer survivorship. ...
To tell or not to tell: attitudes of Chinese oncology nurses towards truth telling of cancer diagnosis.
pubmed.com - 8/31/08
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To investigate the attitude of oncology nurses towards whether and how to disclose diagnoses to patients ... However little research has focused on the attitudes of Chinese oncology nurses. DESIGN: Survey. METHODS: A questionnaire investigating ...
Features and selection of vascular access devices.
pubmed.com - 4/30/10
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Oncology nurses are uniquely suited to perform a key role in VAD ...
 
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Th e cancer survivor population in the U.S. is nearing 14 million and is growing at a rate of about 10% each year. Unfortunately, cancer patients who have completed treatment do not always have access to comprehensive, follow-up care. More »
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Drug is indicated for the treatment of patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) who have received at least one prior systemic therapy. More »
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Two very different articles in this issue of ONCOLOGY Nurse Edition drive home the lesson that evidence-based practice improves cancer care. More »
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Chronic Diarrhea in Post-treatment Colorectal Cancer Survivors
Early detection of cancer and novel chemotherapy agents have resulted in longer survival following a colorectal cancer diagnosis. More »
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Near Misses: Free Lessons for Safer Care
You are a Registered Nurse working in a busy oncology unit. While assessing one of your patients, you notice that the bag of morphine used in his patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) system is running low. More »
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