Rinat Nissim, PhD, Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health network, Toronto; Carmen G. Loiselle, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, and Senior investigator, Lady Davis Institute and Centre for nursing Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal; Doris Howell, PhD, RBC Chair Oncology nursing Research & Scientist, Psy...

BACKGROUND This study was performed to determine the experiences of nursing students in caring for paediatric cancer patients and their families. MATERIALS AND METHODS This qualitative survey was carried out with 14 students studying in the nursing department of the Faculty of Health Sciences of a university in Edirne, Turkey. Data were obtained through focus group interviews and evaluated ba...

Quality of life (QOL) is a critical, prevalent, and enduring concept in oncology nursing research and practice. QOL is a paramount issue in the consideration of treatment, goal planning, and decision making for individuals with cancer, their families, and their care providers. Journals, well-developed valid and reliable instruments, and multiple conceptual models and frameworks are devoted to Q...

236 the 5’-flanking region of the IL-6 and IL-8 genes do not act independently of one another but as part of an extended promoter haplotype. In summary, our data demonstrate that the assessment of IL-6 and IL-8 levels in febrile neutropenic children is of limited diagnostic value and is not improved by genotyping for promoter polymorphisms. Thomas Lehrnbecher,* Gudrun Fleischhack,° Mitra Hanisc...

As the evidence for oncology nursing practice expands exponentially, nurse clinicians, including oncology nurses, are faced with a growing demand to integrate evolving contemporary evidence into practice. Models such as the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Framework (University of Pennsylvania Health System [UPHS] Nursing Research Committee, 1999) (see Figure 1), as well as the Oncology Nursing So...

Abstract Background Totally implantable central venous access devices (ports) have been available for over 10 years, but have not been achieved widespread use in pediatric oncology patients. Ports facilitate the administration of chemotherapy in children with cancer. Materials and Methods In this study, early complications of implantable central venous access devices in children with diff...

The objectives of this study were to assess the interrater reproducibility of the instrument to classify pediatric patients with cancer; verify the adequacy of the patient classification instrument for pediatric patients with cancer; and make a proposal for changing the instrument, thus allowing for the necessary adjustments for pediatric oncology patients. A total of 34 pediatric inpatients of...

The number of patients with cancer and cancer survivors have increased globally, due to the increase in the complexity and intensity of cancer treatment modalities. This increase in intensity cause suffering in patients with cancer who experience these kinds of treatment. The purpose of this article was to conduct a concept analysis on suffering through analyzing the existing literature. Suffer...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To summarize the current research pertaining to the concepts initially examined by the Oncology Nursing Society Life Cycle of the Oncology Nurse Task Force and related projects completed in 1994. DATA SOURCES Published articles on the 21 concepts from the Oncology Nursing Society Life Cycle of the Oncology Nurse Task Force work. Research published in English from 1995-2009 ...

background & aim: the four elements of the nursing meta-paradigm, namely, human, health, environment, and nursing have attracted much attention in the west for years. this study redefined the meta-paradigm or core concepts of nursing from the perspective of islam . methods & materials: a qualitative content analysis was used to collect and analyze data. data collection were based on in-depth se...