The Total Patient

Recognizing Hearing Loss in Elderly Patients

By

Bette Weinstein Kaplan

Publish Date July 22, 2020

Communication breakdowns associated with a loss of hearing can potentially impact older patients’ adherence to treatment plans.

Effective Nursing Communication: Card Game is a Tool for Learning to Respond With Empathy

By

Bette Weinstein Kaplan

Publish Date April 22, 2020

The Empathy Project: A Skills Development Game is designed to help clinicians fine tune their ability to identify and understand the emotion in patients’ and family members’ statements and to respond empathically.

Individualized Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Improves Post Prostatectomy-Related Incontinence, Pain

By

Bette Weinstein Kaplan

Publish Date February 19, 2020

A retrospective chart review demonstrated that pelvic floor muscle training can help relieve prostatectomy-related incontinence and pain in men with prostate cancer.

Brokering Early Palliative Care: How Nurses Approached a Misunderstood Topic

By

Bette Weinstein Kaplan

Publish Date November 27, 2019

Oncology nurses are in an ideal position to recommend early palliative care for patients. For this reason, in a recent Canadian study on brokering palliative care, researchers looked at the role of nurses as advocates for early palliation.1 Oncology nurses in Canada have different roles than their counterparts in the United States; staff nurses cannot…

The Nurse’s Role in Childhood Leukemia From Disease Recognition to Survivorship Care

By

Bette Weinstein Kaplan

Publish Date September 26, 2019

An overview of the nurse’s role when a diagnosis of leukemia is made for a child.

How Effective Are Popular Palliative Care Modalities for Patients With Advanced Cancer?

By

Bette Kaplan

Publish Date July 23, 2019

An international study sought to determine whether patients with advanced cancer found massage, aromatherapy, and/or reflexology to be effective.

Program Focuses on Support, Education, Advocacy for Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer

By

Bette Weinstein Kaplan

Publish Date May 13, 2019

This support program is designed to help women with metastatic breast cancer who are coping with a disease that has no potential for cure.

Managing Fatigue, Other Adverse Effects of Breast Cancer With Self-Acupressure

By

Bette Weinstein Kaplan

Publish Date March 25, 2019

University of Michigan researchers explored the potential of self-acupressure to help women with breast cancer better manage symptoms such as fatigue, pain, and depression.

Identifying Support Needs for Caregivers, Patients With Colorectal Cancer

By

Bette Weinstein Kaplan

Publish Date January 29, 2019

Researchers sought to identify the support networks for patients with colorectal cancer.

Integrative Medicine in Childhood Cancer: Practices That Can Help Pediatric Patients

By

Bette Weinstein Kaplan

Publish Date November 14, 2018

A review of studies investigating the safety and efficacy of integrative and complementary medicine practices sought to determine their effects on children with cancer.