Using Quality-Measures Data to Address Sleep-Wake Disturbances
August 19th 2013At ONS Congress 2013, Janet Gordils-Perez, Carla Schaefer, and Jacquelyn Lauria from CINJ discuss evidence-based tools developed to support nursing assessment and effective interventions for patients with sleep-wake disturbances (abstract 120187).
Education Aids in Decision-Making to Prepare for End of Life
August 17th 2013Being offered a brief, dedicated discussion of end-of-life decisions relatively early in the trajectory of advanced cancer led to an earlier placement of do-not-resuscitate orders and decreased the likelihood that patients died in a hospital, a new study showed.
Dramatic Effects of Quit Smart Tobacco Cessation Program Seen in Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients
July 22nd 2013At ONS Congress 2013, Bruce Grant explains how integrating a nurse-driven tobacco cessation program for newly diagnosed oncology patients, called Quit Smart, into regularly scheduled appointments boosted the long-term quit rate (abstract 136806).
Death With Dignity Program Well Accepted at Seattle Cancer Center
July 17th 2013Patients who received a prescription for a lethal dose of secobarbital as part of a Death with Dignity program qualitatively described being grateful for the prescription, whether or not it was used, according to a recent study.
ASCO: Yoga Reduces Insomnia in Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Hormone Therapy
June 18th 2013The use of a yoga program helped to reduce symptoms of insomnia among women with breast cancer undergoing hormonal therapy, and also resulted in an improved quality of life, according to new data presented at ASCO.
ASCO: DNR Completion at End of Life Influenced by Perception of Caregiver Support
June 3rd 2013Results of a new study indicated that patients with terminal cancer are more likely to have completed a do-not-resuscitate order when they prefer, and believe that their caregiver prefers, comfort at the end of life.
ONS: Nurse-Physician PACT Yields Sharp Decrease in Codes
April 29th 2013A team of nurses and physicians from Huntsman Cancer Institute successfully implemented key changes in their Patient Acute Change Team that increased nurse involvement and reduced the number of codes by 90% in the outpatient setting since they were put in place 2 years ago.
Communication Key to Parental Decision Making for Children at End of Life
October 9th 2012When facing decisions involving children with cancer at the end of life, three themes drove parental decision making--communication, extending time, and understanding prognosis, according to a recent meta-analysis.
AICR Offers Diet and Activity Tips in Free e-Book for Cancer Patients and Survivors
September 20th 2012The AICR, noted for its investigation of links between lifestyle and cancer, has released a free digital book for cancer patients and survivors, with current, evidence-based advice on managing diet and activity during and after treatment.
Biologic Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapies Pose No Increased Cancer Risk
September 13th 2012Researchers have concluded after a large meta-analysis of trials involving more than 29,000 patients that patients taking currently available biologic therapies for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are not at increased risk of cancer.