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Recognizing Elder Abuse in Cancer Care

Publish Date September 15, 2020

Despite a lack of reports in the literature, elder abuse is a significant concern and oncology nurses should be aware of its signs.

Workplace Climate Drives Nurses’ Perception of Burnout

Publish Date September 8, 2020

Authors say that interventions to reduce burnout must extend beyond the individual level.

Bringing Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancers Back Into Survivorship Care

Publish Date September 2, 2020

Researchers describe their 3-step program designed to continue pediatric survivorship care through adulthood.

Upended Universe: Ambiguous Loss and Grief of a Cancer Diagnosis

Publish Date August 27, 2020

The uncertainty experienced due to COVID can be used to better understand the loss a patient with cancer faces after diagnosis.

Burnout High Among Nonphysician Frontline Health Care Workers

Publish Date August 12, 2020

Findings based on survey of COVID-19 frontline workers surveyed at a tertiary care center in Japan.

Seven Tips for Managing Healthcare Teamwork During a Pandemic

Publish Date July 20, 2020

COVID-19 has brought unprecedented stress to society at large and perhaps most of all to frontline healthcare teams in a variety of settings. We spoke to an expert about teamwork during such trying times.

Slow Test Results Hampering U.S. Fight Against COVID-19

Publish Date July 13, 2020

Some testing labs being pushed beyond capacity and having difficulty providing results in five to seven days.

Series of COVID-19 Autopsies Reveal Platelet-Rich Multiorgan Thrombi

Publish Date July 15, 2020

In a number of COVID-19 autopsies, thrombosis of multiple organs was a prominent feature, regardless of timing of disease course and anticoagulation status.

Less Frequent Vital Signs Monitoring in Low-Risk Hematology-Oncology Patients Is Safe

Publish Date July 14, 2020

Nurse-led protocol maintains hematology-oncology patient safety with VSM extended to once every 8 hours.

Something to Talk About: Practicing Self-Talk That Builds Resiliency

Publish Date July 9, 2020

To build resiliency while facing the challenges of COVID-19, nurses should keep this variation of an old adage close to heart: “Treat yourself as you treat others.”