Oncology nursing

It was not merely the ubiquitous presence of death which transfixed but the manner in which death was observed, or denied, as the case may have been. On the oncology unit I first encountered the pervasive silence which surrounds, engulfs and renders nursing complicit. What needed to be stated between physician and dying patient remained largely unsaid. Too often patients were left to discern their fate through a solitary process of elimination. At this stage a keen sense of betrayal gave rise to

Patients and families navigate to a “new normal”. Current transitioning from oncology care to primary care leaves a gap in continuity of care. Patients must adapt to a change in the health care regimen. Patients and their families may feel anxiety, returning to primary care, or patients and their families may have psychological distress as vigilance becomes more ominous in primary care. Cancer survivors transitioning from oncology care to primary care at a rural Minnesota health care facility may not receive

stationed on the oncology unit at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Generally, case managers work with patients, one-on-one, at the micro level. The intern’s most dominant intervention is discharge planning. Discharge planning is a process that is used to help transition a patient from one level of care to the next, as smoothly as possible. However, the intern’s role as case manager also involves more than just discharge planning. The intern also receives referrals to counsel oncology patients who

My volunteering experience in a nursing home when I was a teenager inspired me to be a physician. In one facility, I was touched after seeing many elderly patients lying in their beds helplessly moaning with pain. I was told that many of them suffered from cancer, which was a scary and mysterious word to me because I associated it with fear and end of life. I told myself that one day I wanted to be a physician so I could help relieve their suffering. It was awhile before I could take steps to

When one finds out he/she has cancer, that is a hard pill to swallow, if told the cancer is severe and chemotherapy is needed , it puts mental, physical, and emotional stress on patients and requires them to make major adjustments in many key areas of their lives. As part of the body's natural process, cells are constantly replaced through a process of dividing and growing.Once cancer occurs, cells reproduce in an uncontrolled manner as this happens more and more cells are produced, and they start

8 Patients right and Ethical concerns Ethical approval was obtained from the relevant ethics panel of college of Nursing, Mansoura-University to carry out the study. Verbal consent was obtained from every patient before his/her inclusion into the study after clarification of the aims of the study. The researcher emphasised that participation is is completely voluntary and patients may withdraw from the study at any time .confidential. Anonymity, privacy, rights, safety of the sample was completely

Consequently, the distress in the relationship between the spouse and cancer survivor needs assistance to maintain an equilibrium of support for both individuals to transition to a “new normal”. The female spouse of a cancer patient is more expressive than the male spouse caregiver, allowing more research themes of loneliness and self-care to emerge in the literature (Bruun et al., 2011; Pillai-Freidman & Ashline, 2014). Partners play an important role in cancer survivorship and the spouse themselves

American Cancer Society, established in 1913, is a national community-based organization that is dedicated to fighting and eliminating cancer through prevention, research, education, advocacy, and service. The organization was established by 15 physicians and businessmen, in New York City, under the name American Society for the Control of Cancer. The name was changed to American Cancer Society in 1945, when the society was reorganized to recognize the new era. The symbol is composed of two serpents

At seventeen years old, I have experienced more than most people at that age or even in their lifetime. My unique life experiences have made me the person I’ve become and caused me to grow up faster than I should have had to. My focus during strenuous times was to try to stay positive as much as possible. These experiences I have been told, provided me wisdom beyond my years. Cancer has been a part of my life since I was a year and a half old. My two month old sister, Kaitlyn, was diagnosed with

Palliative care is a relatively new concept, stemming from the hospice movement of the 1960s. This type of care focuses on the quality of life of its patients at any time in their treatment process. Palliative care is a concept that is often used synonymously with hospice care. Although it can be congregated with hospice care, they are not the same thing. Thus, it can easily be misunderstood. Sherner (2015) explains that both clinicians and people alternate palliative care and hospice. Unfortunately