Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal

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Building upon the need for greater education, identified by gynecological cancer survivors and their caregivers, the objective of this paper is to describe our patient-clinician-researcher partnership to develop an evidence- and experiential-based educational resource. We engaged in five phases using multiple research methods: 1) assembling the essential expertise, 2) reviewing the literature, 3) drafting the resource, 4) testing the resource, and 5) disseminating the resource. Our diverse partnership provided expertise toward multiple research methods that produced results useful for each successive phase...

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Little is known about the experience of nurses in Africa caring for cancer patients. This study was undertaken to provide a straightforward description of the experiences of South African nurses caring for patients in acute cancer care settings. Purposive sampling selected 20 nurses with whom there were in-depth interviews. Most of the participants were female registered oncology nurses with more than five years' experience. Three themes were identified: defining the cancer nursing experience, the challenges experienced in caring for cancer patients, and challenges imposed by the healthcare system...

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Compassion fatigue is understood as the combination of secondary traumatic stress and cumulative burnout caused by reduced ability to cope with one's environment. As such, compassion fatigue can be a significant workplace hazard for nurses in oncology. Findings from this integrative review reveal a lack of awareness and understanding of compassion fatigue among oncology nurses even if this group has been identified as high risk for experiencing compassion fatigue. Strategies such as self-care, mindfulness, and resiliency-based interventions to cope with compassion fatigue are reviewed herein along with related effectiveness...

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Individuals who live in the north of Canada face many challenges when they are diagnosed with cancer. Accessing cancer care usually means having to travel to a cancer centre in southern facilities and stay in a city away from family, local community, language and culture. The Indigenous Cancer Program atThe Ottawa Hospital was established to assist these individuals in navigating a complex and unfamiliar system of care. The First Nations, Inuit, Métis Nurse Navigator role was designed to collaborate with these patients and develop interventions to meet their unique needs...

Patient advocacy remains a key priority within the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology (CAPO) and the Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO). Optimizing collaboration across advocacy organizations, institutions, and other stakeholders is timely as we enter an era where patients and their caregivers' voices are front and centre. In this paper, we report on ongoing efforts to advance patient advocacy - broadly defined as processes and behaviours related to proactively supporting a cause - herein specific to cancer care...

PURPOSE: To evaluate the acceptability of the pan-Canadian Oncology Symptom Triage and Remote Support (COSTaRS) open-access online tutorial and its impact on nurses' knowledge and perceived confidence in symptom management. METHODS: Retrospective pre-/post-test evaluation of nurses who completed the tutorial knowledge test and/or acceptability survey. The tutorial was modeled after the previously evaluated in-person workshop to prepare nurses providing cancer symptom management using COSTaRS practice guides...

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