PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To examine trends in fertility preservation attitudes and behaviors of pediatric oncology nurses and evaluate their awareness of fertility preservation guidelines published in June 2006 by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). DESIGN Cross-sectional surveys conducted in 2005 and 2006. SETTING Annual meetings of the Florida Association of Pediatric Tumor Progra...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To describe oncology nurses' complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) knowledge and attitudes. DESIGN Descriptive, cross-sectional. SETTING A national medical center and research institute. SAMPLE A random sample of 850 Oncology Nursing Society members who are RNs involved in direct care. METHODS Respondents completed a demographic questionnaire and the Nurse Comp...

Patients with cancer have a higher incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Little information currently exists on VTE and the understanding and beliefs of oncology nurses. Therefore, the attitudes and treatment practices of ambulatory oncology nurses were surveyed to determine the current knowledge base of VTE in patients with cancer. Survey results are presented along with a thorough litera...

This article reviews the National Comprehensive Cancer Network's (NCCN's) guidelines for cancer-related fatigue (CRF) assessment and discusses many of the common barriers that hinder the translation of the CRF guidelines into practice settings. Current assessment and measurement scales validated in patients with cancer are highlighted, and case studies reflect the vital roles that oncology nurs...

Oncology education can impact nursing students' attitudes toward oncology and their interest in oncology nursing. To explore that relationship, a literature search was conducted using the CINAHL®, Cochrane Library, ERIC®, PubMed, and Scopus® databases. Nineteen pertinent studies were incorporated into the review, and recommendations were graded by strength of evidence schemas. The reviewed lite...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To determine oncology nurses' knowledge of, attitudes toward, and experiences with advance directives (ADs). DESIGN Descriptive, correlation survey. SAMPLE Usable responses from 794 (21% return) of 3,840 randomly selected members of the Oncology Nursing Society. The typical respondent was female, Caucasian, married or living as married, middle-aged, and Christian. METHO...

BACKGROUND Beliefs of caregivers about patient's pain have been shown to influence assessment and treatment of children's pain, now considered an essential part of cancer treatment. Painful procedures in hematology-oncology are frequently referred by children as the most painful experiences during illness. Aim of this study was to evaluate professionals' beliefs about painfulness of invasive pr...

Compassionate care is elemental in maintaining excellence the nursing profession. Yet compassion some nurses can be depleted by repeated exposure to suffering of others and result fatigue (CF) (Gustafsson & Hemberg, 2022). This paper explores why exemplary seem forestall CF. Specifically, we investigate attitudes outstanding oncology strategies they employ sustain compassionate their profession...