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    As Oncology Nurses, We Are the Fish
    Oncology nurse pride
    As Oncology Nurses, We Are the Fish
    May 20, 2022
    Patients and the Public Recognize and Thank Dedicated Nurses
    Nurse empowerment
    Patients and the Public Recognize and Thank Dedicated Nurses
    May 06, 2022
    How to Promote and Maintain Cancer Screening as COVID-19 Persists
    Cancer screening
    How to Promote and Maintain Cancer Screening as COVID-19 Persists
    March 18, 2022
    I’m a Match: My Journey From Advanced Practice BMT Nurse to Stem Cell Transplant Donor
    Oncology nurse pride
    I’m a Match: My Journey From Advanced Practice BMT Nurse to Stem Cell Transplant Donor
    February 11, 2022
    Online and Mobile Resources Prepare Oncology Professionals for Care Delivery in All Settings
    Oncology nurse pride
    Online and Mobile Resources Prepare Oncology Professionals for Care Delivery in All Settings
    January 31, 2022
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    Oncology nurse-patient relationship

    After Two Decades of Trust, It’s Time for Action
    Oncology nurse influence

    After Two Decades of Trust, It’s Time for Action

    “It takes 20 years to be an overnight success,” classical Hollywood era star Eddie Cantor once said. For many, “instant” recognition comes after a long preparation of methodical strategy and hard work. It is the story of nurses.

    May 19, 2022
    Use the Evidence to Integrate Ethics  in Teleoncology Care
    Oncology nurse-patient relationship

    Use the Evidence to Integrate Ethics in Teleoncology Care

    Emily manages a rural clinic associated with an academic cancer center. Patients initially have an in-person consultation with their treating oncologists at the main campus but then use telehealth for subsequent visits. To support patients during teleoncology visits, Emily wants to initiate a plan to collaborate with the clinic staff to identify and address the ethical principles for oncology care using telehealth.

    May 17, 2022
    Don’t Ask Patients About Their Symptoms—Have Them Tell You
    Symptom management

    Don’t Ask Patients About Their Symptoms—Have Them Tell You

    “How are you doing?” We ask this question of our patients repeatedly: at diagnosis, during treatment, throughout survivorship, and at end of life. However, studies show that patients often give inaccurate answers to that direct question.

    May 12, 2022
    Patients and the Public Recognize and Thank Dedicated Nurses
    Nurse empowerment

    Patients and the Public Recognize and Thank Dedicated Nurses

    A single patient. A team of nurses providing compassionate, patient-centered care. A family so thankful that it had to give back. Today, it’s touched more than 177,000 nurses around the world in recognition of what they do every day: deliver high-quality, transformational cancer care.

    May 06, 2022
    Anticipate and Address Anxiety in Survivorship Care
    Oncology nurse-patient relationship

    Anticipate and Address Anxiety in Survivorship Care

    Some people may be overjoyed at the prospect of completing their cancer treatment and returning to normal life, but for many others, fear and anxiety can overshadow feelings of elation. The survivorship phase of a cancer journey can be confusing and uncertain. Comments like, “I don’t know what is next” and “The responsibility for care is now up to me” can alert oncology nurses that patients need additional communication and strategies to transition into healthy survivorship.

    April 19, 2022
    Master the Essentials of Effective Communication
    Oncology nurse-patient relationship

    Master the Essentials of Effective Communication

    Communication is central to an oncology nurse’s role—with patients and families, within the unit, and across interprofessional teams. The Joint Commission identified poor communication as a causative factor in 80% of medical errors, particularly during caregiving handoffs. Effective communication skills are both a science and an art, but oncology professionals can use a variety of tools and techniques to enhance their practice.

    February 15, 2022
    I’m a Match: My Journey From Advanced Practice BMT Nurse to Stem Cell Transplant Donor
    Oncology nurse pride

    I’m a Match: My Journey From Advanced Practice BMT Nurse to Stem Cell Transplant Donor

    Six years ago, I signed up for the marrow registry through the German Bone Marrow Donor Center, also known as DKMS, which is an international organization that hosts stem cell registry drives. In late 2021, I received the call that I was a fully matched donor for a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia. As a hematology and oncology clinical nurse specialist, I have seen how valuable the gift of stem cells can be for a patient with hematologic disease. I didn’t think twice about completing the donation process.

    February 11, 2022
    Global Report Indicates World's Trust in Science, Scientists Rises Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
    COVID-19

    Global Report Indicates World's Trust in Science, Scientists Rises Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

    Overall trust of scientists and their research during the COVID-19 pandemic has increased by nine percentage points between 2018 and 2020, according to the results from the November 2021 Wellcome Global Monitor 2020: COVID-19 report.

    February 10, 2022
    Break Bad News to Patients With This Step-by-Step Guide
    Advanced practice nursing (APN)

    Break Bad News to Patients With This Step-by-Step Guide

    When hearing results from blood work or repeat imaging—regardless of whether they are “good” or “bad”—patients want and deserve to be given information truthfully and objectively. Oncology advanced practice providers are often the bearers of bad news, which can be uncomfortable and stressful. But here’s how you can hold those conversations with finesse, empathy, and respect.

    January 13, 2022
    Cultural Humility Is a Nursing Clinical Competency
    Cultural/ethnic issues

    Cultural Humility Is a Nursing Clinical Competency

    To confront the disparities that minority populations face in health care, organizations across the United States are recognizing that cultural humility is a clinical competency. Implicit and explicit bias are part of human nature, but prioritizing cultural humility as a foundation, diversifying the workforce, and engaging in education and training can help providers overcome those tendencies and achieve patient-centered care.

    November 09, 2021
    ONS Bridge

    Nurses Can Help Patients With Cancer Manage the Complexity of Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders

    When a patient’s behavior is different than what would be expected, swift identification and treatment can be critical, if not lifesaving when it comes to psychiatric disorders or symptoms, Kathleen Murphy-Ende, PhD, PsyD, AOCNP®, PMHNP, from the University Wisconsin, said during a session September 16, 2021, for the ONS BridgeTM virtual meeting.

    September 16, 2021
    U.S. Surgeon General Issues Report on Dangers of Health Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    COVID-19

    U.S. Surgeon General Issues Report on Dangers of Health Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    In today’s digital age of news, the public often struggles to decipher real science from misleading or incorrect information—and the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has only magnified the situation. Seeing a detrimental impact to the health of the nation, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, issued his first advisory report of the Biden administration on the topic of misinformation in public health.

    August 04, 2021
    Standard Minimum Nurse-to-Patient Ratio Improves Outcomes
    Clinical practice

    Standard Minimum Nurse-to-Patient Ratio Improves Outcomes

    Implementing a standard minimum nurse-to-patient ratio lowers mortality, readmission, and length of stay rates, according to findings published in Lancet. 

    July 07, 2021
    HHS Solidifies Protections for LGBTQ Patients
    Oncology nurse-patient relationship

    HHS Solidifies Protections for LGBTQ Patients

    In a May 2021 expansion to Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act and the Title IX civil law, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office for Civil Rights, increased protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) people from discrimination. The revisions now prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. 

    June 11, 2021
    Big Tobacco Continues to Target Female Smokers, but Oncology Nurses Can Help
    Oncology nurse influence

    Big Tobacco Continues to Target Female Smokers, but Oncology Nurses Can Help

    More than 16 million people who identify as women and girls in the United States reported smoking in 2021, according to a May 2021 report from the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, of which ONS is an active member, who partnered with several leading women’s organizations on the study. Female smokers are also significantly more likely than men to use menthol cigarettes, and e-cigarette use among high school girls rose by 89% from 2017–2020.

    June 11, 2021
    Maximize Your Words’ Healing Power
    Clinical practice

    Maximize Your Words’ Healing Power

    Effectively treating a cancer diagnosis requires an immense amount of collaboration. Clinicians are equipped with the clinical knowledge to provide the best care possible, and sharing that crucial information with each other and patients is essential for optimal patient outcomes. 

    June 01, 2021
    ONS Congress

    Nurses Have an Ethical Responsibility to Speak Up and Advocate for Patients

    “Ethical issues and dilemmas are inherent in the care we provide to our patients and their families across the life span,” Joyce Neumann, PhD, APRN, AOCN®, BMTCN®, FAAN, from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, said during a session on April 22, 2021, for the 46th Annual ONS Congress™. “We have a responsibility to speak up and speak out individually, through our professional organizations like ONS and the American Nurses Association (ANA), and internationally, when possible, to advocate to resolve ethical issues.”

    April 22, 2021
    ONS Congress

    Here’s Why Advanced Practice Nurses Are Ideally Suited to Manage Telehealth Programs

    As use of digital health or telehealth has grown, healthcare providers have had to address challenges and get buy-in on multiple levels. Will patients feel comfortable and heard during a phone call or video chat? Will staff still be able to provide optimal care? Advanced practice RNs can apply their skills and experience to create a supportive telehealth environment for patients and families as well as for professional staff.

    April 20, 2021
    ANA Launches Nurse-Specific COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign
    COVID-19

    ANA Launches Nurse-Specific COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign

    Nurses are a trusted resource for patient education and offer clarity during a crisis, whether it’s a cancer diagnosis or global pandemic. However, in a survey from the American Nurses Association (ANA), 30% of nurses said they have not received a COVID-19 vaccine, and a quarter of that percentage was still undecided about getting vaccinated. The two main reported reasons were fear of short- and long-term side effects (66%) and lack of information about the vaccines (50%). ANA’s new campaign educates nurses about those concerns.  

    March 25, 2021
    Empower Recent Graduate Nurses to Be Patient Advocates
    Nurse empowerment

    Empower Recent Graduate Nurses to Be Patient Advocates

    Most nurses can attest to the immense personal and professional growth that takes place during the first year of their nursing practice. When I graduated in May 2019, I began working on a blood and marrow transplant (BMT) unit. The BMT process is long and intensive, but it provides opportunities to develop strong connections with our patients. We often care for the same patient for multiple weeks or months and then again a year or two later if they experience longer-term complications. As a newly minted nurse, I had a lot to learn about my specialty and about nursing in general, but my fresh perspective made learning exciting.

    March 19, 2021
    Social Isolation in Patients With Cancer
    Patient empowerment

    Being Apart Doesn’t Mean Fighting Cancer Alone

    Patients with cancer navigate many isolating experiences: treatment side effects such as alopecia, long stays in the hospital, loss of life’s normalcy, and limited time with friends and family.

    February 02, 2021
    Older Adults Are Being Overscreened for Cancer
    Cancer screening

    Older Adults Are Being Overscreened for Cancer

    Many older adults are continuing cancer screenings beyond the recommended upper age limits, which range from age 65–75 years depending on the type of cancer screening, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

    November 25, 2020
    Always Search for Ways to Connect With Patients
    Oncology nurse-patient relationship

    Always Search for Ways to Connect With Patients

    While working in a palliative care clinic, I developed a connection with one of my patients through an unexpected medium: word search puzzles. She was doing one the first time I entered her exam room, so I introduced myself and asked if it was a difficult one.  

    September 18, 2020
    ONS Bridge

    Communication Is Essential to End-of-Life Choices

    Only 17% of all patients surveyed have had conversations with their physicians about the end of life, experts reported. Nurses can help normalize the process of dying and facilitate such conversations.

    September 17, 2020
    ONS Bridge

    Nurses Help Patients Weather the Storm of CAR T-Cell Therapy

    Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is at the forefront of care for a specific subset of patients with cancer. However, the severe side effects of this highly specialized treatment require unique management. During a session for the inaugural ONS Bridge™ virtual conference, Kathleen McDermott, RN, BSN, OCN®, BMTCN®, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discussed how oncology nurses can temper the storm of CAR T-cell therapy.

    September 17, 2020
    The Case of the Delicate Discussion
    Clinical practice

    The Case of the Delicate Discussion

    Over the past three years, Sharon, age 38, has been intermittently receiving treatment for ovarian cancer. She was initially treated with carboplatin and paclitaxel and remained in remission for 20 months. She responded well to second-line therapy (carboplatin, gemcitabine, and bevacizumab), remaining on bevacizumab maintenance until she experienced a relapse eight months later.

    September 15, 2020
    The Public Trusts Nurses’ Voices During Health Emergencies
    Oncology nurse-patient relationship

    The Public Trusts Nurses’ Voices During Health Emergencies

    The cacophony that echoes through the 24-hour news cycle can be heavy on an average day but overwhelming during a global health pandemic. That is why relying on a trusted voice is essential when attempting to understand how to deal with the voluminous information that bombards us through radio, television, emails, social media, and any other channels that deem themselves news outlets these days.

    September 14, 2020
    Word Choice Matters When Caring for Patients With Cancer
    Patient empowerment

    Word Choice Matters When Caring for Patients With Cancer

    Oncology nurses use many tools to help our patients, but one of the most effective is our words.  However, our terminology may be overwhelming to patients and feel like medical jargon. We also often use terms to describe how a patient is experiencing cancer, reporting adverse events, noncompliance, failing treatment, and palliative care, which can be confusing and misleading.

    September 11, 2020
    ONS Bridge

    Nurses Improve the Care Experience for Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients

    Patients who receive bone marrow transplantations require vigilance for complications such as graft versus host disease, opportunistic infections, and febrile neutropenia. During a presentation for the inaugural ONS Bridge™ virtual conference, Barbara E. Wenger, DNP, APRN, AOCNS®, CRNI, of UCHealth Metro, and Stephanie Armstrong, DNP, AGNP, NP-C, of Froedtert Hospital Clinical Cancer Center, described interventions to improve care quality in the BMT population.

    September 10, 2020
    Nurses Can Provide Safe Spaces for LGBTQ Patients With Cancer
    Patient advocacy

    Nurses Can Provide Safe Spaces for LGBTQ Patients With Cancer

    The 2019–2022 ONS Research Agenda mentions LGBTQ patients with cancer among ONS’s research priorities for the very first time. A panel discussion at the 44th Annual ONS Congress focused on this underrepresented patient population, so we are making progress. In the past few years, our field has given a little more attention to LGBTQ patients with cancer, although I suspect that many of the issues are still pervasive.

    June 24, 2020
    Oncology Nurses Have a Special Power of Presence
    Oncology nurse-patient relationship

    Oncology Nurses Have a Special Power of Presence

    Like most nurses, my shifts as a new nurse functioned as consistently as clockwork. I would begin my afternoon shift by reviewing the assignment list. The previous shift’s nurses would handoff the patients, and I would head out to the unit to report to my assistive personnel and review the patients’ medication administration records. Every hour was dedicated to a different task, including my dinner break. That is, until a monumental moment jostled me from my systematic routine.

    June 19, 2020
    Nursing Considerations to Reduce Barriers to Care
    Cancer health disparities

    LGBTQ Patients With Cancer

    Recognized by the National Academies of Medicine as a population vulnerable to health disparities, people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) experience specific health disparities, including limited access to health care, increased risk for certain disease types, and an inherent bias in the health system.

    June 02, 2020
    Unique Roles in Oncology Nursing: Oncology Nurse Navigation
    Nurse navigator

    Unique Roles in Oncology Nursing: Oncology Nurse Navigation

    As early detection, treatment modalities, and symptom management advance in oncology care, we are seeing an increase in the number of adult and childhood cancer survivors. Added to the unique challenges of comorbid conditions in an aging population, oncology nurses have a lot to juggle in the spectrum of patient care. The relatively new role of the oncology nurse navigator was developed to enhance care coordination in patients with cancer.

    May 04, 2020
    Nurses Always Find a Way to Communicate Care to Patients Who Don’t Speak Our Language
    Oncology nurse-patient relationship

    Nurses Always Find a Way to Communicate Care to Patients Who Don’t Speak Our Language

    Many say that love is the universal language. I agree, but I’ve found that care is also universal.   

    March 27, 2020
    Patient Communication Strategies for COVID-19 Conversations
    COVID-19

    Patient Communication Strategies for COVID-19 Conversations

    We are oncology nurses. We don’t shy away from hard discussions. We have the skills and tools to help others. But this pandemic is different. The COVID-19 coronavirus has changed the rules. It’s ushered in social distancing, limited contact, and induced a new level of panic. COVID-19 doesn’t care if you are a nurse or a patient. It is an equalizer between us all. 

    March 26, 2020
    Use This Guide to Navigate Difficult Conversations
    Difficult decisions

    Use This Guide to Navigate Difficult Conversations

    “I don’t want to die.”  “What is my prognosis?”  “Is this a death sentence?” 

    As oncology nurses, heart-wrenching questions like these are part of our day-to-day work. So how do we address patient concerns in a compassionate yet professional way? How do we respond to a patient with stage IV cancer who exclaims they only have two more cycles of treatment until they’re cured? How do we explain to patients with cancer that their journey is not short term?  

    March 20, 2020
    End-of-Life Care Helps Patients Pursue Purpose in the Presence of Pain
    End of life (EOL)

    End-of-Life Care Helps Patients Pursue Purpose in the Presence of Pain

    “It’s going be okay.”

    That common phrase is full of meaning, yet so vague. Often, it’s a patient’s response when they’re first diagnosed or are told that all of the treatments have failed and they only have a few months to live. Other times, a family member will voice the remark when holding a patient’s hand as they provide comforting hope or temporary relief from distress. Sometimes an oncology nurse shares the phrase in an attempt to calm the agony their patients face each day.

    March 13, 2020
    The First Time I Gave a Patient My Contact Information
    Oncology nurse-patient relationship

    The First Time I Gave a Patient My Contact Information

    In nursing school I was always taught to maintain professional boundaries with patients, including never sharing any personal information like my address or contact information. No matter how many times faculty members said it, we never role played scenarios with that situation. I was unprepared for the moment, six months into my nursing career, when a kind, gentle, nonthreatening woman asked me for my address so she could send me a Christmas card.

    March 06, 2020
    What the First Patient I Ever Cared for Taught Me About Anxiety From New Beginnings
    Oncology nurse-patient relationship

    What the First Patient I Ever Cared for Taught Me About Anxiety From New Beginnings

    I remember my first day as a student nurse technician at an academic medical center as if it was yesterday. It was a Saturday afternoon shift in May 1996 on 10 Green at Harper Hospital in Detroit, MI, on a hematology unit that cared for patients with either malignant hematology (i.e., leukemia and lymphoma) or benign hematology conditions (e.g., sickle cell disease).

    October 25, 2019
    Prevent Important Information From Getting Lost in Translation
    Safety

    Prevent Important Information From Getting Lost in Translation

    At the heart of patient-centered cancer care is communication and understanding, and oncology nurses have a responsibility to ensure that their patients have all the information they need to successfully navigate their cancer journey. But what happens when language barriers inhibit the flow of information between patient and practitioner? 

    April 25, 2019
    ONS Congress

    Get Comfortable Talking to Patients About Sexuality During and After Cancer Treatment

    Bothersome and distressing sexual dysfunction is common in both men and women living with cancer. Treatments can potentially alter a person’s sexual health in the physical, emotional, mental ,and social well-being realms of care. Literature has shown that time constraints and level of comfort with sexual health content are barriers to addressing patients’ sexual health concerns. On Friday, April 12, 2019, at the ONS 44th Annual Congress in Anaheim, CA, speakers provided an overview of sexual health concerns and strategies to assure a positive and respectful approach to female and male patients with cancer who are experiencing them.

    April 12, 2019
    ONS Congress

    Nurses Need to Recognize the Unique Needs of Older Adults With Cancer

    The number of U.S. adults aged 65 and over is rapidly increasing: by 2030, they’re estimated to represent about 70% of cancer diagnoses. During a session on Friday, April 12, 2019, at the ONS 44th Annual Congress in Anaheim, CA, speakers discussed how the complexities of cancer care can affect the expanding population of older adults with cancer.

    April 12, 2019
    ONS Congress

    Considerations for Care of LGBTQ+ Patients With Cancer

    Cancer in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) population has remained underresearched, and information that is known is less likely to reach oncology professionals who could use it to improve care. In “Care of the LGBTQ+ Patient With Cancer,” Carlton Brown, RN, PhD, AOCN®, NEA-BC, FAAN, president of Zenith Health Care Solutions, Inc., in Portland, OR, and David Rice, PhD, MSN, RN, NP, NEA-BC, director of education, evidence-based practice, and research at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, CA, examined the delivery of quality cancer care in people identifying as LGBTQ+, along with strategies for addressing their unique needs and minimizing barriers to care. They presented the session on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at the ONS 44th Annual Congress in Anaheim, CA.

    April 11, 2019
    Geriatric Assessments Can Improve Shared Decision Making, Patient Satisfaction
    Shared decision making (SDM)

    Geriatric Assessments Can Improve Shared Decision Making, Patient Satisfaction

    As people age, their risk for cancer increases, and so too does the complexity of their cancer care. Older patients with cancer typically present with age-related conditions like comorbidities, functional problems, falling, and polypharmacy, which are not as widely discussed in the oncology space as they should be. Age-
    related concerns can influence outcomes for patients with cancer and their caregivers, including treatment toxicity, hospitalization, and even early mortality. 

    April 02, 2019
    How Shared Decision Making Affects Cancer Care
    Shared decision making (SDM)

    How Shared Decision Making Affects Cancer Care

    “Two heads are better than one” is an idiom so old and often used that it borders on cliché. But as with most colloquial sayings, a kernel of truth is buried underneath. Combining forces to solve problems, overcome obstacles, and coordinate efforts is the key to nearly every successful endeavor, and it’s especially true for patients and providers navigating the cancer journey. 

    April 02, 2019
    Emily Edelman, MS, CGC, is the associate director of clinical and continuing education at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, ME.
    Genetics & genomics

    How Do You Address Unanticipated Genomic Testing Results?

    Genomic testing—identifying variants, like mutations, in tumor cells to inform patient treatment options—occasionally comes with unanticipated results that clinicians have to address with their patients. Clinicians and patients alike are often hopeful that tumor genomic testing will identify a personalized cancer treatment. Indeed, many patients have benefited from being candidates for new targeted therapies identified through genomic testing. 

    March 05, 2019
    Which of the Following Strategies Is an Example of Developing a Provider-Patient Relationship to Negotiate an Oral Adherence Plan?
    Oncology nurse-patient relationship

    Which of the Following Strategies Is an Example of Developing a Provider-Patient Relationship to Negotiate an Oral Adherence Plan?

    A provider develops a partnership with a patient and negotiates behaviors to reach an agreement to adhere to oral chemotherapy medication. This is an example of which strategy?

    a. Reinforcement

    b. Operant conditioning

    c. Motivational interviewing

    d. Partnership   

    March 01, 2019
    Cultivate Cultural Humility in Yourself and Your Practice
    Nurse well-being

    Cultivate Cultural Humility in Yourself and Your Practice

    Oncology nurses interact with other staff, patients, and families, each of whom have various cultural and personal preferences. A person’s culture encompasses race, ethnicity, spiritual practices, social habits, and so much more. 

    February 19, 2019
    What Assessment Tools Are Used for Patients With Cancer and Psychiatric Diagnoses?
    Comorbidities

    What Assessment Tools Are Used for Patients With Cancer and Psychiatric Diagnoses?

    When patients with cancer also suffer from psychiatric diagnoses, it can present unique challenges to healthcare professionals. Because oncology nurses build relationships with patients while addressing issues, understanding the obstacles to practice is key to providing the best possible care. By having a keen understanding of symptoms, assessment procedures, and necessary response skills, oncology nurses can work together with the mental health team to provide holistic care throughout the cancer journey. 

    February 05, 2019
    A Matter of Mind: When Patients With Cancer Have Psychiatric Comorbidities
    Comorbidities

    A Matter of Mind: When Patients With Cancer Have Psychiatric Comorbidities

    Nearly 20% of Americans experience mental illness in a given year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. With diagnoses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression, about one in every 25 Americans suffers from a serious mental illness that directly affects major life activities. The prevalence of mental illness in the United States can have a downstream effect on cancer care and patient outcomes, and with these statistics, oncology nurses may encounter patients with cancer who have pre-existing psychiatric disorders. Healthcare providers in fields outside of psychology need to be prepared to address the unique needs and individualized care required to support this patient population during and beyond cancer treatment. 

    February 05, 2019
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